Yuzvendra Chahal To Face Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand In A Covid-19 Exhibition Chess Match

Team India's star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal will be seen playing chess against five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand to raise funds for COVID-19 relief work in India. Photo Courtesy: AFP

Yuzvendra Chahal's passion for chess is no secret. The star spinner was at one time a junior National Champion. He was 6-years-old when he started playing chess. Chahal, who is a regular part of team India in limited overs cricket, was passionate about playing chess and went on to represent India in the Worlds in 2003.Photo Courtesy: AFP

Apart from Yuzvendra Chahal, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and many other celebrities like Aamir Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ananya Birla, Arijit Singh will play a series of exhibition matches against the Indian grandmaster on June 13.Photo Courtesy: AFP

Meanwhile, Indian cricket team is set to tour Sri Lanka next month for a three-match ODI and three-match T20 International series. Chahal has secured a place in the 20-men squad for India's tour of Sri Lanka. Shikhar Dhawan-led India is set to play three ODIs and as many as T20I's against the Lankan lions. Photo Courtesy: AFP

In the five-match T20 series against England, Yuzvendra Chahal's individual performance was not good. After this, he was not picked in team India's playing XI in the last two T20 matches against England. Rahul Chahar replaced him. In such a situation, Chahal would like to get back his old form during the Sri Lankan tour. Photo Courtesy: AFP