kho-kho game

 It is a game of Indian origin which involves speed and control. The year 1959 saw its rules being framed and the Kho-Kho federation was set up in vijayawada-Andhra Pradesh.The game is played with two sides each comprising of 9 players.A match is bifurcated into two innings. The field is in rectangle shape and measures 34 by 16 metres. There are two rectangles each measuring 16m by 4.8m . At 'M' and 'N' we have two wooden poles. 'MN' is the central line which is 24.4m long and 30cm wide. There are 8 small squares measuring 30cm by 30 cm on the lane. Eight players of the fielding team sit on these squares and each player sits in the square with his/her face in opposite direction of the adjacent player. The ninth player stands near the pole. The player standing near the pole is called the chaser while three players of the other team who stand in the field are called runners.They are to be played out by the players of the first team by touching them. The player standing near the pole chases and gives a 'kho' from behind to a seated player. The word 'kho' is spoken at the time of touching the player. Immediately this player stands and runs and tries to touch out the player of the other team.When these three players of the second team are declared out the other three players take their place in the field. They are also touched out.When all the nine players are touched out the same process is repeated again with the other team.

                                                     The time for one innings is 7 minute.If all the players of the second team are touched out in less than seven  minutes, this team again sends its players in the field. The first team's score increases with every player of the second team being touched out. After the first innings is over the second team plays and scores the points.Whichever team scores maximum points is declared winner.