Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade is in doubt for Thursday’s third Test with an ankle injury as Australia’s tour of India lurches from bad to worse.

Wade didn’t train with the squad at Mohali on Sunday and was due to have scans later in the day after rolling his ankle playing basketball.

The Australians had been given Friday and Saturday off training following their massive losses by eight wickets in Chennai and an innings and 135 runs in Hyderabad.

Wade is Australia’s only gloveman in their 16-man squad.

NSW wicketkeeper/batsman Brad Haddin has been placed on standby for Wade and could be set to play his first Test since January 2012.

Victoria’s Wade has been in the wars on this Indian tour, suffering a fractured cheekbone on the day before the second Test in Hyderabad and playing the match with the aid of painkillers.

“Matt Wade sprained his right ankle playing basketball yesterday afternoon,” team physio Alex Kountouris said in a statement on Sunday.

“His ankle is subsequently swollen and painful so he will have a scan this morning to help determine the extent of the injury and how we manage it.”

Australia allrounder Moises Henriques said Wade’s injury was very unfortunate.

“He could have done it doing anything, but he did it during a casual game of basketball,” Henriques said on Sunday.

“I don’t know the extent of the injury but with Matty I definitely think he’s a chance of carrying it through if it’s only something minor.

“He won’t be training with us. But he’s as tough a little character as there is, so if there’s a chance of him playing he certainly will.”

Henriques backed his 35-year-old NSW teammate Haddin – who has scored 468 runs at 52.00 in seven Sheffield Shield matches this summer – to take over in grand style if required.

“Bradley being such a seasoned campaigner now and he has toured here before so he has got that experience,” Henriques said of the 43-Test veteran.

“So I’m sure if he was needed, he’d certainly come in and do a fantastic job.”