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Rules of Kho- Kho Game

i. Among 12/12 players of the participating teams, 9/9 of them should be present
in the court and 3/3 should remain out as extra players before the game starts.
ii. The referee should declare the runner and the chaser with a toss calling both
team captains in order to begin the game.

iii. The active chaser can’t turn back or
change the direction from which he/
she is facing during the game. But s/he
can turn touching the pole or moving
round it.
iv. The active chaser can’t cross the center lane.
v. The chaser’s team gets one point if s/he touches the runner or the runner
plays foul during the game.
vi. The active chaser should give kho to the player who is turning his/ her back
towards him/her(active chaser).

vii. After getting kho, the active chaser should move only to the direction where
his/ her face or shoulder is facing from the line.
viii. Each team should play two innings of 18/18 minutes matches as chaser for 9
minutes and runner for nine minutes.

ix. Only the chaser’s group is awarded the points in this game.
x. If both teams score equal points in full time (full innings), one more inning will
be played. If they score equal points again, the team which scores the points
in less time will be declared the winner.

8. Cricket

Cricket is a group game played between two teams having 11/ 11 players in each
side. The game is played with a ball and a bat. The ball is made up of leather or
other materials. A lengthy rectangular sized, plain and natural green field is required

to play this game. In the center of the field, a pitch having 2.64 m width and 20.12
m length is constructed. On the both sides of the pitch, three stick like stumps are
placed. Two batsmen from the batting team bat (go for batting). If one of them is
out, another player from the same team is substituted to play in his/ her place. One
inning will be completed when ten out of eleven players in a team are out or at the
completion of determined overs. Then, the turn for batting by the previous fielding

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