Adil Rashid has revealed he is set to miss England 's six white ball matches against India next month after being granted leave to undertake the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
Rashid is a practicing Muslim and is set to fly out on Saturday to make the pilgrimage, something every adult Muslim should do at least once in their lifetime provided they are physically and financially able to.
As a result, the 34-year-old looks set to miss England's T20I and ODI series against India, as well as the latter stages of Yorkshire 's T20 Blast campaign. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Rashid said: "I've been wanting to do it for a little while but I've found it pretty difficult with the timings.
