Sachin Tendulkar out of ODI series

India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been ruled out of the one-day series with England because of a toe injury.



The 38-year-old missed Saturday's first game at Chester-le-Street, which was abandoned as a no result, with the injury and is facing four weeks out.



Tendulkar, who has hit 99 international centuries, will now have to wait until England tour India in October for the chance to score a 100th ton.



Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath has been called up as a replacement.



The second game in the five-match series is scheduled to take place at The Rose Bowl today.



Injuries have hit India hard during the latter stages of the tour, with Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Ishant Sharma, Harbhajan Singh and Rohit Sharma already ruled out.