http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Subramaniam-Badrinath-c91587 feels privileged after being named as Sachin Tendulkar’s replacement – Cricket News Update
Subramaniam Badrinath, who has been brought in to the Indian squad as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 Tendulkar's replacement for the ongoing One Day International Series, has termed it an honor.
The 31-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamil-Nadu-c853 batsman used a micro-blogging website to express his feelings.
"Second time ....been called up to replace the greatest batsman in the world....it's such a honour...!!!!", Badrinath wrote on Monday after he was named as the replacement for the Little Master.
The Master Blaster did not participate even in the rain ruined first One Day International of the series played at Chester-le-Street after aggravating an old toe injury. The recurring injury later forced him out of the remainder of the series as he has been
advised a four-week rest.
"He (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556) has been advised rest for four weeks," the Board of Control for Cricket in India said in a statement late Monday, adding, "The selection committee has chosen Badrinath to replace him."
Badrinath, who made his ODI debut in August 2008 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 at Dambulla, has batted six innings, scoring 79 runs at an average of 15.80.
The Tamil Nadu batsman debuted in Test cricket on February 6, 2010, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur and has not made a Test appearance since then, despite scoring 56 in the first innings.
He got the selectors’ attention after some eye-catching performances in the 2011 IPL season, where he played a key role in Chennai Super Kings’ various wins. After a long break, he was called into http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s squad for the Caribbean tour in June, earlier this
year.
Sachin, the 38-year-old prolific batsman from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Maharashtra-c811, is just a century away from his hundredth ton and was supposed to achieve the milestone in the ongoing ODI series, after missing in the chance in the recently concluded four-match Test series against
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
The Master Blaster is the eighth player to fly home after picking up an injury during the ongoing tour of England. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 is
due to catch the first available flight after breaking the Index finger of his right hand in the washed out first ODI of the series.
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