Yorkshire and England batsman Gary Ballance given time off for personal reasons
Yorkshire have asked for his privacy to be respected
Yorkshire's Gary Ballance has been given time off, the club have announced.
The county captain and England batsman looks set to miss matches in the Royal London One-Day Cup due to personal reasons.
No further details have been given, with Yorkshire asking for the 28-year-old's privacy to be respected.
Steven Patterson will captain the side in his absence.
A club statement read: "Captain Gary Ballance is set to miss several Royal London One-Day Cup fixtures after the club, this week, granted him some time away from the game due to personal reasons. We ask that his privacy be respected during this time."
Ballance also missed the recent County Championship match against Surrey because of what was reported to be illness. Yorkshire were led in that game by England captain Joe Root.
The domestic schedule is dominated by the One-Day Cup in the coming weeks, with Yorkshire's Championship campaign not resuming until June 20.
Ballance, who has 23 Test caps, was recalled by England for last summer's series against South Africa but lost his place after breaking a finger.
He was an unused member of the Ashes Test squad last winter and was dropped for the series in New Zealand which began in March.