Why are Indian players wearing black armbands during IND vs AFG in T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 match?
Johnson passed away on Thursday in Bengaluru at the age of 52. He played in two Test matches in 1996, taking three wickets.
Published : Jun 20, 2024 20:05 IST , CHENNAI - 1 MIN READ
The Indian cricket team during the national anthem ahead of its T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight match against Afghanistan on Thursday. | Photo Credit: BCCI/X
The Indian cricket team sported black armbands during its T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight match against Afghanistan in Barbados on Thursday in honour of former India pacer David Johnson, who passed away earlier in the day in Bengaluru.
He was 52 years old.
Johnson played two Test matches in 1996, picking three wickets.
His domestic career spanned 39 First-Class matches, which fetched him 125 wickets. He also picked up four five-fors and a 10-for.
Johnson was one of the fastest Indian bowlers and his performances on the domestic circuit - he picked 10 for 152 against Kerala during the 1995-96 Ranji Trophy season - helped him break into the Indian side.
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He made his Test debut against Australia in a one-off Test in New Delhi in 1996. He dismissed Michael Slater in that game.
The right-arm bowler was also part of the tour of South Africa, but only played the first Test of that series, taking the wickets of Herschelle Gibbs and Brian McMillan.