Overview
- A family member told PTI he died Monday morning after a massive cardiac arrest around 7:30 am.
- He underwent a liver transplant 10 days earlier at Kauvery Hospital in Tirunelveli, with surgery described as successful before a lung infection developed.
- His cremation took place Monday evening near Tirunelveli, according to the family.
- Kothari won the IBSF World Billiards Championship in 1990 and the World Doubles title in 1997, later receiving the Dhyan Chand Award in 2005.
- He served as India’s chief national coach from 2011 for over a decade and mentored his son, Sourav, a world champion in 2018 (WBL) and 2025 (IBSF).