England's Rashid to miss India white-ball series for Hajj pilgrimage.

Leeds -- Adil Rashid is set to miss England's white-ball series against India after being given clearance by cricket chiefs to make a holy pilgrimage to Makkah.

Rashid has so far found it difficult to make the journey because of his cricket commitments, but the 34-year-old leg-spinner, who will be travelling with his wife, has been given the all-clear to head to Saudi Arabia this weekend by both county club Yorkshire and the England and Wales Cricket Board.

As a result, he will miss part of Yorkshire's domestic Twenty20 Blast campaign as well as England's upcoming T20 and one-day international matches at home to India.

"I've been wanting to do it for a little while, but I've found it pretty difficult with the timings," Rashid told the ESPNcricinfo website. "This year, I felt as though it was something that I had to do, and something I wanted to do as well.

"I spoke to the ECB and to Yorkshire about it and they were very understanding and encouraging, like: 'Yep, you do what you've got to do and then come back when you can'.

He added: "Me and the missus are going and I'll be there for a couple of weeks. It's...