Sourav with parents Neeta and Manoj Kothari at their South City Garden Apartment. Pabitra Das

Sourav with parents Neeta and Manoj Kothari at their South City Garden Apartment. Pabitra Das

Sourav with parents Neeta and Manoj Kothari at their South City Garden Apartment. Pabitra Das

Sourav with parents Neeta and Manoj Kothari at their South City Garden Apartment. Pabitra Das

Sourav with parents Neeta and Manoj Kothari at their South City Garden Apartment. Pabitra Das

Sourav with parents Neeta and Manoj Kothari at their South City Garden Apartment. Pabitra Das

He almost lost his cue on the way to the 2018 World Billiards Championship in Leeds, but when we met Sourav Kothari he looked a “happy mess”. With his first World Billiards Championship trophy adorning his BL Saha Road residence, 28 years after his father Manoj Kothari had won it, the 34-year-old is savouring every moment of the win. “I’d have been gutted had this been my third world final loss in three successive years. It’s back-breaking. So, this is a huge monkey off my back,” said Sourav, in a chat with t2.

He almost lost his cue on the way to the 2018 World Billiards Championship in Leeds, but when we met Sourav Kothari he looked a “happy mess”. With his first World Billiards Championship trophy adorning his BL Saha Road residence, 28 years after his father Manoj Kothari had won it, the 34-year-old is savouring every moment of the win. “I’d have been gutted had this been my third world final loss in three successive years. It’s back-breaking. So, this is a huge monkey off my back,” said Sourav, in a chat with t2.

He almost lost his cue on the way to the 2018 World Billiards Championship in Leeds, but when we met Sourav Kothari he looked a “happy mess”. With his first World Billiards Championship trophy adorning his BL Saha Road residence, 28 years after his father Manoj Kothari had won it, the 34-year-old is savouring every moment of the win. “I’d have been gutted had this been my third world final loss in three successive years. It’s back-breaking. So, this is a huge monkey off my back,” said Sourav, in a chat with t2.

He almost lost his cue on the way to the 2018 World Billiards Championship in Leeds, but when we met Sourav Kothari he looked a “happy mess”. With his first World Billiards Championship trophy adorning his BL Saha Road residence, 28 years after his father Manoj Kothari had won it, the 34-year-old is savouring every moment of the win. “I’d have been gutted had this been my third world final loss in three successive years. It’s back-breaking. So, this is a huge monkey off my back,” said Sourav, in a chat with t2.

He almost lost his cue on the way to the 2018 World Billiards Championship in Leeds, but when we met Sourav Kothari he looked a “happy mess”. With his first World Billiards Championship trophy adorning his BL Saha Road residence, 28 years after his father Manoj Kothari had won it, the 34-year-old is savouring every moment of the win. “I’d have been gutted had this been my third world final loss in three successive years. It’s back-breaking. So, this is a huge monkey off my back,” said Sourav, in a chat with t2.