File picture of previous India cricketer and right-arm quick bowler, David Johnson. (Express Archives) Former India cricket David Johnson has actually died in a terrible occurrence after a fall from his veranda in the 4th flooring of a home in Bengaluru. According to individuals in his close circle, the 52-year-old was hurried to a health center close by, however could not be saved. According to Kothanur cops authorities, Johnson is thought to have actually dedicated suicide after leaping from the 3rd flooring of his home in Hennur. A UDR (abnormal death report) has actually been submitted at the Kothanur police headquarters. The body is considered postmortem to the Ambedkar Medical College Hospital at Shampura primary roadway. Police officers likewise stated that he was likewise weak due to alcoholism. He is made it through by his partner and 3 kids. According to those in the understand, Johnson has actually been fighting health concerns for the previous year and has actually remained in and out of medical facility. It is discovered that Johnson invested the recently at the medical facility and was released just 3 days earlier. He is endured by his spouse. “Saddened to hear the death of my cricketing associate David Johnson. Genuine acknowledgements to his household. Gone prematurely” Benny”!” previous India captain and Johnson’s colleague Anil Kumble published on X. Those in touch with the retired cricketer state Johnson wasn’t solvent for a while and as an outcome his household has actually looked for aid from buddies. On the back of a strong domestic efficiency for Karnataka, Johnson made his Test launching in the inaugural Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Feroz Shah Kotla in 1996. He then even accompanied the group to the trip of South Africa and played the very first Test at Durban. That took place to be his last worldwide trip. Johnson, however, continued to bet Karnataka till the 2001/02 season. Throughout the late 90s, when Karnataka controlled the domestic circuit, Johnson belonged to the speed battery that included Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad and Dodda Ganesh. In 2009 as the KSCA introduced the Karnataka Premier League, he came out of retirement and showed up for Belagavi Panthers. And after a 6 year hiatus throughout which time he belonged to the BCCI’s panel of match authorities, Johnson returned and included in the KPL once again in 2015 playing 5 matches in the season. Because his top-notch retirement, Johnson has actually been doing tasks for survival, even transferring to Chennai before returning to the cricketing fold thanks to previous India batsman and KSCA administrator Brijesh Patel. According to those in his close circles, to assist him economically, an advantage match was likewise arranged and the funds from the match were utilized to get him a home, in which he lived. In the last couple of years, Johnson was likewise associated with performing routine training camps in Bengaluru. Owing to various problems, he could not lengthen even his training profession. Get newest updates on T20 World Cup in addition to live rating updates for all matches.
David Johnson, previous India cricketer, dies in Bengaluru at age of 52 – The Indian Express
