Cricket - Sri Lanka v India - Third One Day International Match - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - August 27, 2017 - India's Shikhar Dhawan reacts as he walks off the field after his dismissal by Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
(Reuters) - India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been released from the team for the first three one-day internationals against Australia to tend to his unwell wife, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Thursday.
"Dhawan has requested to be released from the team for the first three ODIs... to attend to his wife, who is unwell," the BCCI said in a statement.
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