SALT BEEF
Daily Star|December 21, 2023
Phil piles on pounds... and sixes
SALT BEEF

PHIL SALT has revealed the secrets of his six-hitting success – piling on the pounds with a high-calorie diet and driving his girlfriend mad.

The explosive opener has been a revelation in the T20 series, hitting 21 sixes and hauling England back level from 2-0 down with successive centuries.

But speaking ahead of the series decider in Trinidad tonight, Salt (right) admitted that his superpower comes from a 3,500-calorie-a-day diet which has ramped up the weekly shop to eyewatering levels.

“I’ve been working in the gym the last few months, trying to put a couple of kilos on,” he said. “A bit of that is fat as well, but you can’t win them all.

This story is from the December 21, 2023 edition of Daily Star.

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