Phil Salt has accepted that India has replaced England as the “trendsetters” in world cricket. Notably, India has won the T20 World Cup, Champions Trophy, and Asia Cup since 2024.
Before applauding India’s transformation, he remembered their overwhelming 10-wicket victory over the Men in Blue in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
“In the [2022] World Cup semi-final we won in Australia against India, we were absolutely the trendsetters in the global game, and had been for a few years. The way we played that night was incredible. I was batting at [No.] three and didn’t even get in because Alex Hales and Jos Buttler were brutal at the top. There was no stopping us that night. That performance was the product of many years of working in the right direction,” stated Salt on the RCB Podcast.
Phil Salt then reflected on how India completely overpowered England in the semi-final of 2024 T20 World Cup in Guyana.
He concluded by hoping that England will regain the top position soon.
“But since then, I feel India have made the switch and are now the trendsetters in the global game, leading the pack. That World Cup semi-final in Guyana showed it again. On that day, especially at that venue, they would have taken some serious beating. The landscape is always changing, and hopefully in the not-too-distant future, we’ll be back on top,” he added.
India are currently at the top of the ICC Men’s T20I rankings with 272 rating points .As far as T20Is are concerned, India have won their previous nine series (or events), with their last defeat coming in 2023.
Their next assignment is the five-match series against South Africa at home. India will be co-hosting the T20 World Cup next year and will have the series against the Proteas and New Zealand (five T20Is in January) to prepare for the event.
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