Indian Team Honors Late Cricketer David Johnson in T20 World Cup Match
Players wear black armbands in tribute to former fast bowler who tragically passed away
Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team came out to play its first match in the Super-8 of T20 World Cup 2024 on Thursday (June 20). This match was against Afghanistan at Kensington Oval ground in Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados, in which the Indian players came out wearing black bands on their arms.
In such a situation, the fans definitely had this question in their mind that why did the Indian players do this? In response to this, let us tell you that the Indian players have paid tribute to former Indian cricketer David Johnson by tying a black band.
In fact, Johnson died on Thursday (June 20) after falling from the balcony of the fourth floor of the apartment. It is believed that Johnson's mental condition was not good, due to which he committed suicide. Kottanur police visited the spot and sent the body to the hospital for post-mortem. At present, Kottanur police is gathering information.
On the same day, the Indian team also came out to play its first match in the Super-8 of T20 World Cup 2024. In such a situation, the Indian players paid tribute to David Johnson by tying a black band on their arms. Let us tell you that Johnson was 52 years old. His family consists of his wife and two children. Johnson was running a cricket academy near his house, but was unwell for some time.
Right-arm fast bowler David Johnson played two Test matches for India. During this, he took 3 wickets at an average of 47.66. Johnson did not get a chance to play ODI matches for India. Johnson made his international debut in the year 1996 through the Delhi Test against Australia. He got a chance in that match due to Javagal Srinath's injury. David Johnson represented Karnataka in domestic cricket.
He played 39 first class and 33 List A matches. In first class cricket, he took 125 wickets at an average of 28.63 and a strike rate of 47.4. He also scored a century in first class cricket. While Johnson took 41 wickets in List A matches. In the year 2015, he was seen playing in the Karnataka Premier League.