1990s India Pace Sensation David Johnson (DIED Today) vs Australia l Delhi 1996

RIP DAVID JOHNSON!
He DIES today falling from balcony.
Footage includes Johnson First Wicket, interview with Harsha bhogle, Azharuddin Spectacular Catch and Nasty Bouncer to Ponting.
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[@user-tr9cb7dn1b]

Ricky Ponting was out. Picked 3 wickets in Tests. Could have been 4. RIP. May God give patience to his family.

[@rakeshwagale5819]

ओम शांती 🙏🏻🥺 भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजली 🙏🏻🥺

[@karanmadan1048]

That means 4 wickets.

[@jaiprofit1327]

om Shanti 🙏

[@karanmadan1048]

@@Ashar_Husain_Khan World like pathological remind of a dailogue "yeh Humara guru hai."(Full naked and burned.)

[@arteygfddfgh]

For those who didn't grow up in the 90s wouldn't ever know what a legendary bowler David Johnson was. His pace was lethal and even established batsmen were scared to face his bowling. I remember reading in the newspaper how the Australian team was concerned about having to face his bowling before touring India. Those were the days...I wonder why India couldn't produce another like him. Truly 1 in a billion he was.

[@mayank884]

Yes Yaar it is very sad that he was not given more chances. He became an alcoholic and ended his life

[@farhanmehfoozkhan2746]

He was good, but totally wayward. Legendary? Naa man, an international career of just 2 matches and 3 wickets, okay luck may be hard at that level. But also check his first class stats with just 39 first class games for 125 odd wickets… Anyways, extremely sad to know about him passing away at just 52. Being a 90s kid, had seen all 3 games that he played. Infact he was also taken to Toronto for Sahara Cup, that’s when I read about him in Sportstar. They couldn’t play him though, no place in 11.

[@mayank884]

@@farhanmehfoozkhan2746 You have a good memory

[@anandkishore3898]

​@@mayank884 SHARE THIS TO ALL ✌️👌☺️😊 All those who blindly demean Sachin and blindly say Ponting or any other to be better than Sachin in knockouts and overall consistency.... 😊 Sachin has scored well in 1996SEMIS CT1998QF CT2000FINAL 2003SEMIS 2011QF 2011SEMIS. Show me if Ponting or other player has scored atleast 50 runs in 6 different icc knockouts, and more importantly Sachin has done this alongwith scoring consistently till SEMIS of 3 different ODI WCs of 1996 2003 and even 2011 🙄😊 By the way, no player ever has consistently performed well and made team win individually by his own efforts in every single match including Final of ODI WC, even GILLY PONTING etc. haven't performed in every game of any WC consistently from 1st match till Final. So, better understand that other players in team MUST perform with atleast half consistency in most games in WC, which real culprits like 1996 Azhar Prabhakar Kambli Manjrekar, 1999 Azhar Mongia etc. and 2003 Dravid Yuvi Kaif Ganguly DineshMongia etc. never showed ever in any WC. 🙄☹️ Same applies when Kohli alone (or any other consistent runscorer) is targeted instead of other real culprits 🙄 And if you're so desperate for comparison, then compare same era players only with same peak year phases, unlike Sachin peak years from 1991 to 1998 & Mcgrath peak years from 1999 to 2007. Recall how Sachin has treated Mcgrath in WC1996 game, that's his original evergreen form, which was never there post his last peak year of 1998 ☺️ Polite like-minded evidence based replies welcome. Rest all ignored 👋

[@karthiknetworking2415]

Bhramin lobby

[@ArpitGangwal]

The sincerity in the interviews. The calmness in the face. 90s was truly the most magical period of our lives. RIP to the amazing bowler, thank you for uploading this wonderful clip of a great man♥️🙏🏾

[@karanmadan1048]

He sounds like a Pakistani for sure in interview

[@ashishtripathi2500]

Yes I do agree. I am cricket fan of 90s too. I no longer enjoy it. don't know why.

[@The_Singing_Cricketer]

Looks like this man is the role model of Shaoib Akhtar! R.I.P 🙏

[@rexrajbhar]

Bhai yeh Shoib se pehle aaya 5ha

[@mukeshrawat5598]

​@@rexrajbharBro tu samjha... Nahi tu nahi samjha.... Role model is someone you watch and you want to be in future... Bhai David pehle aaya isliye David hi to Shoaib ka role model banega.

[@ahsanahmad3889]

Lol indians and their delusions Shoaib ko pta bhi nhi Hoga is chomu ka

[@vikkitalks9199]

yes its true

[@ashishmurali9047]

BCCI has a hard on for 120 kph bowlers. The moment anyone starts bowling faster than that, they Will send them to MRF pace academy and reduce their pace and then make them extinct.

[@MrLee-gj2jz]

You hit the nail on the head. MRF "anti-pace" foundation exists only to remove pace from potential Indian express pace bowlers.

[@anandkishore3898]

​@@MrLee-gj2jz But why did they do that ☹️ I'm 1990s kid, but I've watched cricket, especially more remembrances since 2001 or so. Kindly reply the reason for your say ☹️🙄😊

[@MrLee-gj2jz]

@@anandkishore3898 it is based on my observations of team selection for the past three decades. Every fast bowler who has the potential to bowl express pace got sidelined. One of the reasons given was that bowling too fast increases injuries. In those days, knowledge of biomechanics and sports medicine was zero. So bowling 120 kmph was the safe bet to prolong career. An injured player was on his own with no support. Australians understood in the mid 1980s, that India's main weakness was lack of fast bowlers. Australians know that when there are express pace bowlers in the domestic Indian tournaments, then the batsmen also develop the ability to negotiate such bowling. The absence of such tearaways means that batsmen will rack up impressive domestic stats only to end up looking silly on SENA tours. There are countless examples of such Indian batsmen. This is what Australians want. To maintain their dominance. Hence they appointed an Australian Dennis Lillee to head the MRF. That man used the insecurities of Indian fast bowlers, i.e., injuries, lack of sports medicine support etc to brainwash promising Indian bowlers to take the safe route and stay at 120 kmph. Interestingly, the current crop of Indian fast bowlers who regularly bowl 145+ have never associated with the MRF pace academy.

[@gamekid2420]

Absolutely spot on They spoiled many fast bowlers like that

[@SURESH99926]

😂😂😂😂

[@devenderdasvaliyaparambath2373]

1995 when I was doing my first Job in a company located in MG road, during lunch time used to watch Ranji matches played on RSI ground. Saw him bowl that time in the match he was a tear away fast bowler those days.

[@SayantanChakraborty-ub7ei]

Ponting being Ponting Edit :- and harsha being harsha. Commentating since Jurassic era.

[@dtmt502]

Harsha doesn't even have his Indian accent here, he must have put it on later.

[@anandkishore3898]

​@@dtmt502 He is more English than the Lords of England, that's how much command he has on his naturally English accent 😂 Lots of love, Harsha Sir ☺️

[@dtmt502]

@@anandkishore3898 he has a thicker Indian English accent now

[@SaiSS961]

🤣🤣

[@npradhan057]

​@@dtmt502 Harsa knows 12 languages

[@Dr.arian18]

RIP……cricketer of our childhood……

[@MaXX-555]

Seriously?? What happened to him?

[@yuggauravchaudhry8682]

@@MaXX-555newspaper says he committed suicide. But it is debatable as his family maintains that he accidentally fell from his building.

[@harjeetsammi9838]

@@yuggauravchaudhry8682 He had been battling health issues and alcohol addiction over the past year too. God knows what happened but yeah really sad

[@antimsanskar9444]

Thank you for uploading this video. Unfortunately, youtube had 1 or 2 videos of him bowling. He was peaking around the 95-96 season for Karnataka in Ranji trophy and later drafted into the Indian team. He was fast and had a good rhythm. I personally loved his bowling action and wished he was given few more opportunities, especially in SENA countries. He was still raw and allowed few more matches to mature. Maybe on the personal front, he drifted away and lost it all. Rest in peace! David Jude Johnson Prayers and strength to your family.

[@vaby100]

He never got the chance that he deserved, very talented bowler, RIP 🫡

[@MaXX-555]

He got the chance but couldn't prove himself... He was picked for SA away series just after this game... And he played first test in Durban.. got thrashed in both innings... Then Doda Ganesh played last 2 tests of that series

[@andy15z22]

​@@MaXX-555 u are right. He went wicketless. I saw that series and was not impressed with his bowling. He was thrashed.

[@MaXX-555]

@@andy15z22 and Durban was a green top where India was bowled out for 100 and 66

[@pt-7890]

He was not good enough .

[@Prince-nv5fw]

No brother he was inconsistant. He was struggling even at the domestic level after being picked for india

[@richardv9648]

We treat our fast bowlers so poorly.

[@RaghavendraVasud-cj2qn]

David you are a champion cricketer........too early to go buddy........RIP

[@sandeepvadera9453]

David sounded so humble and genuine in the interview. RIP young man. So sad to see you go the way you did

[@enthusiastlearner8404]

Ricky ponting never was a gentleman . 😂😂

[@shahin35]

Most of the Aus players are not, except few like Gilchrist.

[@paulrodrigues1087]

True. RP behavior was worst on field in his initial days

[@anirbanganguly6678]

Universal truth that Australians are not gentlemen and ICC likes them.

[@tssubramanian9730]

Ponting was never a honest sportsman

[@shreepanicker]

Ponting's face looks like that of a dishonest, deceitful person. And he's true to that look 😂

[@SAFFRONINFERNO]

He was a very talented bowler He was screwed by SELECTION LOBBY

[@sarthakbhalerao1045]

No he wasn't. Stop making any tom, dick and harry god and stop with the screwing by the selection lobby, he never deserved to be in Indian team. He being in playing 11 shows how poor our bowling was in 90s, With Aussies having the likes of Merv Hughes, McGrath and Fleming, Pakistan with Wasim and Waqar and the same contemporaries in South Africa, looking today it was conclusive David Johnson was only good for First Class Cricket....

[@SAFFRONINFERNO]

@@sarthakbhalerao1045 He very much deserved a place in the team If you don't know about cricket keep your trap shut

[@karthiknetworking2415]

Bhramin lobby

[@SAFFRONINFERNO]

@@karthiknetworking2415 RIZEBAG BEGGAR LOGIC

[@Gojaysur]

@@karthiknetworking2415 what ??

[@santhoshm8927]

Thank you for uploading this video. RIP David ❤

[@vikaschandra1857]

Ricky Ponting was absolutely out. No doubt about that.Wrong decision by the umpire Peeter Willy

[@valiantvimal]

Yeah, and Ricky is always a Gentleman of Cricket 😅

[@nikhilv6]

Ricky will remain a chappar

[@nycilimmanuel7591]

RIP David Johnson

[@lorainealphonso1023]

Very sad … my dearest friend.. very sad to hear of his passing. May his dearest soul rest in peace. Will never forget his sweet nature very loving and affectionate. Travel well David till we meet again. You will always be loved and missed.

[@lulusangma5832]

2001 In my graduation under bangalore university i saw him in nilsandra east bangalore.could beleive my eyes,an ex indian cricketer in a road side stall.rip david.

[@BonBonShrimp]

Buddy, I graduated on that same year, and then moved to Bangalore for my first job. Time goes by fast. We're old now, lol.

[@arindamkar01]

Was thinking about the same thing

[@s.k5100]

​@@BonBonShrimp*Age is just a number*

[@41nishant]

I remember watching his run-up as a kid.I always had questions in my mind that why he wasn't selected for upcoming tours. A few days ago when I saw his news I realised that he was once my childhood hero and whom I forgot.❤ Respect

[@iammodestykazi6914]

He just plucked that catch to dismiss Slater ! ♥️

[@namratbhai]

Unfortunately faded away into oblivion 😢. Great fast bowler who couldn't make it on the big stage

[@YtubeUserr]

due to politics

[@adarshkcl4700]

News then was he was fastest bowler in India. RIP.

[@vinodpurushothaman7311]

Rip sir.. never seen a fast bowler bowling this fast in that era.. loved him

[@TheUndergroundRockstar]

Rest in peace, bro. Love from Pakistan.

[@balthazarpintopinto9319]

He was a great bowler for Karnataka. During his career Karnataka won Ranji trophy three times. It seems many club batsmen would not turn up when they came to know that Johnson was playing. Indian selectors got rid of him because during his time five bowlers were from Karnataka.

[@rohitkarkera4579]

Prasad and srinath politics

[@lazizzaika2958]

I remember David Johnson and Doda Ganesh who dominated the domestic cricket for a decade.Karnataka was dominating team during those days.In the Titan Cup there were 7-8 players from Karnataka in 1996.

[@BurnedLeo]

I never heard or knew about him, may be because I started watching cricket in 1997 when he was long gone from the cricketing arena. There was no speedometer at the time but it looks like his speed may have been 140+ which was a rare sight in Indian cricket.

[@intikhabalam5370]

अब तक जितने भी भारतीय गेंदबाज हुए,, डेविड जॉनसन का बॉलिंग एक्शन सबसे खतरनाक लगा,, मिस यू जॉनसन

[@gouravmishael331]

RIP Mr. David Johnson!! I have seen u bowling and u were way quicker than it shown on Prime Time.

[@vssatvik633]

Very sad; can't believe his demise...

[@dilipmacbookssaparamadu3522]

So Sad ...Really Energetic Fast Bowler .. Cool Bangalore Guy Rest in Peace Sir.. fan from Sri Lanka.

[@abhaychaturvedi650]

Thanks for sharing. Loved to know about him. RIP David

[@Vinnyjenna]

I was very young happen to be in delhi at that time and I had gone to see this match with a group of family pass in the pavilion. I still remember this out from sitting straight down behind the bowlers arm. They had a interchangeable score boards back then & I remember a employee changing the wickets on hand number after this out

[@001AndrewTAT]

First fast bowler of Asia

[@xyzMrtalkshow]

David Johnson & Doda ganesh never to be forgotten

[@gkk2215]

I remember his debut and hair style, used to bowl very fast like akthar and not sure why selectors made him fade out.

[@prashiyer]

I recently saw his academy in Bangalore. Was very excited to watch him and I happened to have attended all 5 days ot this test match. Was a little bit inconsistent and all over the place at Delhi. First Innings he was given only 4 overs. RIP Mr. Johnson.

[@skr7571]

RIP 🙏 schooldays memories.

[@jdram82]

its very unfortunate to hear about his loss. May his soul rest in peace. Real indian pace Bowler.

[@kalashviv]

Sad...RIP....

[@zeeshanakhtar940]

I am also Christian just like him. Feel sad 😥for him. RIP David Johnson 🙏🙏🙏

[@mysterious_billionaire]

Australians r Christian, you should support them

[@bipros7]

But your name suggests you are muslim

[@abhisheksaha5809]

Understood zeeshan akhtar.

[@zeeshanakhtar940]

@@abhisheksaha5809 hmmm

[@preetamrajput2158]

Where Christianity comes in between?? I am Hindu... So what !?? For heaven's sake stop it Brothers... He is no more..... Are you guys gone nuts???

[@vinikrishna2710]

It was 2001 i guess I was playing for YMCA bangalore and young cricketers were playing against us at YMCA grounds, David Johnson was also part of that young cricketers team along with anil kumble. Trust me he was very fast. Miss those days of cricket I was a young player at YMCA. I had to leave cricket completely for education,now I work as a manager at one of the MNCs Bangalore. Miss those awesome days. Rip David Johnson sir😢

[@NishaKumari-eb6up]

May you attain moksha David ji

[@amitkarkera8831]

Unique indian fast bowler.. Good to see his pace.

[@chikoo1985ca]

Never heard of him but glad that I stumbled on this video. Also, now I get where Shohaib Akhtar gets his swag and style of bowling.

[@npradhan057]

As a kid I hv seen ths man playing live..I still rmbr whn d audience chanted David David whn he started running..

[@KunalDuttKDUTT]

didn't knew about him..he was fast and humble....RIP SIR

[@prateekyadav9811]

Wow. I consider myself a big cricket fan and yet I had never heard of him. Truly a tearaway fast bowler. Why wasn't he given more chances?

[@rohit44777]

Thank you for this video

[@kunalmergu3811]

Just look the reflexes of Azhar

[@user-rl8nv9mm2z]

Bachpan ki yaadein tab cricket dekhna suru kea tha

[@bhaskyOld]

I still remember the ball hitting Ponting's glove. Thank you David for one of my good childhood memories.

[@manasvimaanvi6314]

I still remember that catchftom Azhar I also wondered why he never shone for the talent he had. RIP sir. Thank you for the memories.

[@manishagandhi_2001]

He dismissed Ricky Ponting, but Umpire declined it & cunning Ponting also didn't walk out. David Johnson would have been more famous than Shoaib Akthar, if he was backed up & treated well by the BCCI. He heavily abused himself due to his bad addiction with Alcohol, Road accident etc.... I knew him personally. He badly needed good guidance but he never got one.

[@ashutoshmishra310]

Did he became alcoholic after failure as cricketer?

[@vishveshtadsare3160]

Why would he walk away if given not out by the umpire???

[@BonBonShrimp]

How did you know him?

[@AlphaUp07]

Because the same has been expected of Indian players against the same teams in accordance to Gentlemenly behaviour/ Spirit of Game.😅😅​@@vishveshtadsare3160

[@manishagandhi_2001]

​@@ashutoshmishra310 He was into it even during his playing days, but increased it after he suffered an injury. He wasn't a failed cricketer, he played for India (Cap 208). He deserved more chances & he was the Fastest Indian bowler & till date no one could bowl as fast as him in India.

[@ASIMGUPTA-mz5ub]

.005 what a great catch by Azhar. One handed in a flash. He was one of India's best fielders in slips.

[@mbatutorials2577]

RIP, India has lost a gem of a bowler

[@user-cv9uj8bb7u]

Never knew David Johnson myself I’m sad to hear about him today

[@mahasohona966]

Ponting wearing a cap to a phaser... Badass

[@psk6335]

RIP fast bowler. Lucky that i had seen in ur era

[@luqmankhan7830]

Ponting be like " what the hell is this sportsman spirit" 🤣🤣

[@blorevinay]

One advantage to Ausi Captian, that he was not always fair

[@ManishMishra-mv5fp]

Rest in peace. A confident self believing simple man, who didn't have anything to do or give to the politics of Indian cricket and selection process. A true talent that couldn't be utilized by the country to its potential. ❤

[@rohitverma2573]

Sportsmanship and Ponting are arch nemesis.. Hence proved 🤌

[@davidkumarmaxi6843]

Rip sir 😢

[@warpebhushan]

Action was like Shoaib Akhtar

[@GJDest]

Very humble cricketer. Wasted on Indian dustbowls 😢

[@waggingtailluna]

David Johnson. My god. Seeing him for the 1st time.🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@silkpinch81]

much underrated...don know y he didt mk it big....first version of shoibh akthar for sure

[@RohitKumar-tb3yu]

Rest in peace...

[@Fauji832]

It was my first match on ground i sit just behind of Ajharudin I was very small and first live match saw in the ground was very interesting ❤RIP

[@user-cb4jy2tx6b]

I don't think any other fielder able to pick that slip catch at that era.

[@RanaAli-by5vh]

His action and aura matches that of Shoaib Akhtar

[@tanmayabhisheknayak5729]

great action…one of the finest fast bowlers…RIP

[@abishekraju2988]

Rattled the great Ricky Ponting for pace on an Indian wicket! How many fast bowlers can say that? Every cricket game I bought on PS2/PS3/PC I would first go create a bowler called “David Johnson” with pace metric set to FULL, Then I would open with this bowler. I don’t know how much he was clocking on the speed gun for a while there he just made those rare Indian express bowling enthusiasts in the 90’s very excited. God speed my friend.

[@nishantpandey6398]

What a marvellous bowler why was he not there in the team for long

[@balthazarpintopinto9319]

Selectors got rid of him because at that time all the five bowlers were from Karnataka.

[@muhammadsiraj5537]

Shy, quiet and polite... RIP

[@bollyBob1980]

What little I saw I enjoyed: India had many players in those days with tremendous potential that were "ephemeral embers" : they appeared and impressed and vanished. I have said it time and again: Had IPL existed then many such players might have been celebrated. Johnson impressed me; hopefully people like Harshal & Ashdeep, Bishnoi, Sandeep Sharma et al., will successfully play Tests, doing what Johnson could not. Condolences from Australia.

[@alladisriram3124]

That was the time of zonal selectors and there was a lot of zonal politics involved in player selection.

[@sivag2032]

​@@alladisriram3124Now it is IPL politics ,as long they are in good books IPL seniors will play beyond their shelf life.

[@Krishnashares]

He had some serious pace

[@mithunkutakoli8029]

Good cricketer in Karnataka

[@sugumarrising]

I remember watching this match don't know about bowling speeds those days but he was really quick, but suddenly he vanished from Indian cricket.

[@divine8141]

RIP ❤🙏

[@fluidos971]

Ricky ponting doesn't have a sportsman spirit like Gilchrist, he should himself have walked.

[@TheToddytapper]

had the opportunity to face him in a corporate match much after his retirement. even with a five step run up i was lucky to escape without a concussion

[@valiantvimal]

Ponting = Real Gentleman of Cricket !!

[@atultadvi7486]

YES !! WE DO KNOW & REMEMBER HIM !! REST IN PEACE BRO !!

[@dhobidilip421]

Superb action.... Great player R. I. P sirji

[@imtiazokc6522]

I saw him in Hyderabad first class match. Moinuddawlah trophy before he came to test cricket.

[@Vinay-bj4vv]

Ricky Ponting without helmet 😂 to a fast bowler.

[@anoopr4892]

RIP . Seems simple and honest guy. 🙏🙏🙏

[@prabhakarsagar3261]

Indian Express better than Rawalpindi Express akhtar

[@user-cc3rm6nv9k]

RIP.................MY CHILDHOOD FAV

[@dipamuzir8147]

Those who were born in 70s n 80s will remember his contributions. May be some who were like Harsha Bhogle. Struggling times of India n BCCI. POLITICS in cricket was there strongly but I ve seen nepotism in cricket as well. RIP.

[@farookjahoor4977]

This is why third umpire reviews have made the game fairer. Ponting knew that the ball nearly broke his wrist yet he stood there like the cheat he is. Most West Indies batters of the past eras would have walked.

[@uttamfloray]

Someone Tagg Ricky Pointing who seem to be quick to criticise others but NEVER WALKED in his career.

[@DaNiyaHodge]

Rip David Johnson, you will be missed

[@danielbutcher4369]

Sad news. Obviously had some personal issues. Though he probably wasn't quite test standard, he will forever be a test cricketer for India. RIP.

[@vinuuthappa10]

His Sister was my English Teacher in my High School and kids used to say Indian Player's sister..

[@ayushsinha4286]

David Johnson died recently. RIP 🙏