Top 3 Indian wicket-keepers with the lowest batting average in ODI cricket

# 2 Vijay Yadav

Vijay Yadav of India and Smith of England

Vijay Yadav grabbed immediate attention from the Indian selectors for his prolific performance for Haryana with the gloves in the early 1990s. He shot into prominence when he scored an impressive fiery 30 in his Test debut against Zimbabwe in 1993, including two mammoth sixes.

His ability to score quickly gave an impression that he could be a success for India in the shorter format of the game. On a contrary though, he failed to perform with the bat in the limited overs format. Yadav scored merely 118 runs in his one-day career at an average of 11.80.

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#1 Sadanand Viswanath

Sadanand Viswanath Pic Credits: The Hindu

Sadanand Viswanath made his debut for the Indian limited overs side in the year 1985 against England in Bengaluru. He was seen as the immediate successor of Syed Kirmani because of his impressive performances in the Ranji Trophy, as a wicket-keeper batsman.

Vishwanath played only a handful of One-day games for India and could not cement his place in the side due to a string of low scores with the bat. He managed to gather only 72 runs at an awful average of 9.00 during his ODI career, which lasted for 22 matches.