Yorkshire CCC: Adil Rashid to miss England series to make Mecca trip

By YP Sport
Published 23rd Jun 2022, 21:44 BST
Adil Rashid playing for Northern Superchargers last year. Picture: PA.Adil Rashid playing for Northern Superchargers last year. Picture: PA.
Adil Rashid playing for Northern Superchargers last year. Picture: PA.
Adil Rashid will miss England’s white-ball series against India after being given clearance to make the holy pilgrimage to Mecca.

The Hajj is an annual journey to the sacred city in Saudi Arabia that all Muslims with physical and financial means are expected to carry out once in their lifetime.

Rashid has found it difficult to make the pilgrimage due to timings and commitments, but the leg-spinner and his wife will make the trip this weekend after he got the green light from both Yorkshire and the England and Wales Cricket Board.

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The 34-year-old will miss some of Yorkshire’s Vitality Blast games and England’s Twenty20 and one-day international matches against India but said it felt like a “big boost” to get such backing from county and country.

Rashid told ESPNcricinfo: “I’ve been wanting to do it for a little while, but I’ve found it pretty difficult with the timings.