After India's R Praggnanandhaa defeated world number 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen, Indian YouTubers, Abhi and Niyu, tweeted, "Chess is the new cricket. Prove me wrong!" Carlsen reacted to the tweet, listing reasons "why chess isn't cricket", and said, "Cricket is played on a field...chess is played on a board...Cricket has bat and ball, chess...doesn't...I can't play cricket."