Badrinath replaces injured Tendulkar

"Sachin has been ruled out of ongoing ODI series against England," BCCI said.

Subramaniam Badrinath was today named as replacement for Sachin Tedulkar who has been ruled out of the remainder of India’s ongoing five-match ODI series against England due to a toe injury.

Tendulkar was carrying the injury for quite a while but the problem aggravated just before the opening match of the series at Chester-le-Street on Saturday,eventually paving the way for Parthiv Patel’s last-minute inclusion to the playing eleven.

“Sachin Tendulkar has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against England due to a toe injury.

He has been advised rest for four weeks. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has chosen S Badrinath to replace him,” BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said in a statement.

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Badrinath,who made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in 2008,has scored 79 runs in seven one-dayers so far.

The Tamil Nadu batsman was also in the squad for India’s tour of West Indies earlier this year,but failed to impress.

It has been a disastrous tour for India as many leading players,including Tendulkar,Gautam Gambhir,Virender Sehwag,Zaheer Khan,Ishant Sharma and Yuvraj Singh suffered injuries at various stages.