New Delhi, June 3 -- The Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be sweating on the availability of Phil Salt, as the aggressive England opener missed the team's training session on the eve of the Indian Premier League final at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

While the Bengaluru side has not made any official comment on Salt, rumour mills have gone abuzz that RCB will have to do without their star opener in the summit clash against the Punjab Kings.

The England batsman has been instrumental in RCB getting off to quick starts, and his opening partnership with Virat Kohli is the fastest opening pair for the franchise in the history of the T20 league.

The duo have scored 664 runs at an average of 47.42, and the run rate when they bat together is 10.2...