NEW DELHI, Oct 9: Uncapped Subramaniam Badrinath will step in for the injured Gautam Gambhir as India bid to draw level with Australia in the ongoing one-day series.

Gambhir missed Monday’s fourth match in Chandigarh – which India won by eight runs to make it 1-2 – due to a groin strain and will miss the remaining three games.

Badrinath, a prolific right-hand batsman in domestic cricket, was called up to join the Indian squad for the fifth match to be played in Vadodara on Thursday.

The 27-year-old, who has yet to play a Test or One-day International, hit a double-century for India ‘A’ in the recent home series against the South African second-string side.—AFP