India cricketer KL Rahul and his girlfriend Athiya Shetty are set to tie the knot in January which means the India opener is likely to miss the Sri Lanka series; furthermore, the BCCI has approved his personal leave, according to a report.
The 30-year-old opener struggled to get going in the recently concluded 2022 T20 World Cup where he accounted for 128 runs from six innings at a strike rate of 120.75. He managed to score two fifties, and but has come under a lot of criticism for his defensive approach.
Earlier he was given rest for the New Zealand tour alongside the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, but the elegant right-hander now returns to the side for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh starting on December 4 and is also part of the squad for the two-match Test series starting on December 14.
India will host Sri Lanka in the three ODIs and as many T20I matches in December-January. If the rumours are true, Rahul is likely to miss the entire series.
