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Chahal only person to represent India in both chess, cricket
short by Anmol Sharma / on Tuesday, 23 July, 2019
Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who is celebrating his 29th birthday today, is the only person to represent India in both chess and cricket. Chahal, who is listed on the World Chess Federation's official site, was the U-12 national chess champion in 2002 and has represented India U-16 at the World Youth Chess Championship. Chahal has taken 130 international wickets.