Career
He died in a train derailment while still an active player. Khanwilkar was one of the most promising players of Indian domestic cricket. His career was cut short when a Bangalore - Kanyakumari Island Express train derailed on the Peruman bridge over Ashtamudi Lake, near Perinadu, Kollam, Kerala, India and fell into the lake.
He was one of the 105 people killed.