South Africa faced the wrath of Phil Salt on September 12, during a T20I match at Old Trafford, Manchester. During the match, Salt scored a stunning 141 not out against 60 deliveries with the help of a staggering number of 15 boundaries and 8 over-boundaries. There are very few batters in world cricket now, especially as an opener, who can match the level of intensity of the England opener. A few years back, there was an opener named Brendon McCullum, who was known for his swashbuckling batting. After retiringfrom international cricket, McCullum got a job as England's head coach. Since then, England's batting approach has changed largely. Through training, Salt definitely absorbed some inputs from the former New Zealand opener. But who has better stats in international standards, Salt or McCullum, whose numbers are more exciting to see? Let's explore. 

Phil Salt:

The 29-year-old opener has been operating as a limited-overs cricketer for England. For Three Lions, the batter has played 33 One Day International matches and 45 T20 International games. Because of his style of smashing the ball, Salt's T20I stats are more attractive than his ODI performance. Unbeaten 141, which he played against South Africa in Manchester. He is one of the leading batters of ODI and T20I cricket who has possessed well over a hundred strike rate.

Phil Salt – ODI Stats

Brendon McCullum:

He was an all-format cricketer for New Zealand. As Salt plays only ODIs and T20Is, the discussion about McCullum's Test career may sound inappropriate. Throughout his career, the keeper-batter played 260 ODIs and 71 T20Is to score 6083 and 2140 runs, respectively. His T20I batting average, 35.66, is more than his ODI batting average. He also became the second man, after Chris Gayle, to score a T20I century in Christchurch in 2009-10.

Brendon McCullum – ODI Statistics