Nic Maddinson has pulled out from the squad for Australia A's tour match against Pakistan to tend to his mental health.
Returning from injury, with a steel bar in his arm, Maddinson scored a century during a Sheffield Shield match against Queensland.
For Maddinson, the difficulty of telling his inner circle of his battles was great.
Prime Minister's XI will play an ODI match at the Manuka Oval, Canberra on October 31 against the touring South Africa side.
Victoria beat defending champions Western Australia by 63 runs to set up summit clash against Tasmania on Wednesday.
Rashid was the joint-highest wicket-taker along with Dwayne Bravo in 2018 BBL.
New South Wales coach Trent Johnston said on Thursday he had spoken to Nic Maddinson about a possible comeback during Sheffield Shield.
Maddinson has announced an indefinite break from cricket due to personal reasons.
Nic Maddinson was out of a duck on debut against South Africa at Adelaide before scoring one and four runs against Pakistan at Brisbane.
Both captain Steven Smith and his deputy David Warner are good friend of Nic Maddinson.