KL Rahul will be unavailable for Karnataka for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, following the five-Test series against Australia.

While the high-profile India batting crumbled in the Test series in Australia, Rahul was among the few batters who got runs.

Indian cricketer KL Rahul will be missing the upcoming eight-match white-ball series against England. The series, comprising five T20Is and three ODIs, will start on January 22 in Kolkata. As per a report in The Times of India, although Rahul will miss this series, national selectors have assured him of a place in the Champions Trophy in February.

The home series comprises five T20s and three ODIs which will be more significant considering it precedes the Champions Trophy starting February 19

KL Rahul, who played all the five Test matches against the Aussies, has requested for a break and will skip the Hazare knockouts

With the England series starting on January 22, KL Rahul can make his return with the white-ball series against Three-Lions.

KL Rahul opts out of Karnataka squad, citing rest after gruelling Australia tour. (Source - BCCI) Cricketer was one of the few Indian batters who looked solid in defence and played some crucial knock in the middle.