Known for his pace, Johnson made it into the Indian side on the basis of Karnataka’s good performance in the home region. He recorded 10 figures of 152 against Kerala in the 1995–96 Ranji Trophy season.
He made his Test debut in the Delhi Test against Australia in 1996. With Javagal Srinath injured, Johnson bowled alongside his Karnataka teammate Venkatesh Prasad. He then traveled to South Africa and played in the first Test. But a lack of control meant his Test career lasted just two matches, in which he took three wickets.
In first-class cricket, he took 125 wickets in 39 matches, at an average of 28.63 and a strike rate of 47.4. Normally a low-order batsman, he also had a hundred to his name in first-class cricket.
In 33 List A matches, he had 41 wickets. His last game of competitive cricket was in the Karnataka Premier League in 2015.
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