CHANDIGARH: Former champions Karandeep Kochhar and Chikkarangappa S fired matching cards of seven-under 65 to take the joint lead on day one of the Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational here on Thursday.
Local favourite Karandeep, the 2020 champion, scored eight birdies in exchange for a bogey, while Bengaluru's Chikkarangappa, the winner of the inaugural edition in 2018, produced a bogey-free round.