Kho - Kho

  KHO - KHO

( also known as "GAME OF HUNTING" )


Kho Kho is a popular tag game invented in Maharashtra, India. It is played by teams of 12 nominated players out of fifteen, of which nine enter the field who sit on their knees (Chasing Team), and 3 extra (Defending Team) who try to avoid being touched by members of the opposing team. It is one of the two most popular traditional tag games in the Indian subcontinent the other being Kabaddi. The sport is widely played across South Asia and has a strong presence in South Africa and England. Kho-kho is a traditional Indian sport, that is one of the oldest outdoor sports, dating back to ancient India. It is played most often by school children in India and Pakistan and is a competitive game. 
Kho Kho is a game played by 11 players per side in which only 9 players are allowed to play in the field. The game is more popular in the Asian Sub Continent, especially in countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Surprisingly Kho Kho is played in South Africa also. 

The Kho - Kho ground measurement:
    kho kho ground measurement

  • Kho Kho playground or pitch is rectangular and it is 29 meters long and 16 meters wide.
  • There are two more rectangles at each end. One side of the rectangle is 16 meters and the other side is 2.75 meters. 
  • There are two wooden or iron poles fixed at both ends of the field. It has a circumference of 28.25 – 31.4 cms. 
  • The central lane which touches the poles is 23.5 meters long and 30 cm wide in which the players sit and play.
  • The height of the pole above the ground level is 120 to 125 cm whereas the diameter of it is  9 to 10 cm. 
  • A total of eight lanes lie over the central lane, whose dimensions are 16 m x 35 cm.

How to play Kho - Kho: 
  • First of all you have to be divided into two different teams with 12 members each but not less than six members. 
  • One of the teams acts as the chasers, whereas the other is the defenders. Each team gets the chance to play both roles.
  • A Kho Kho match consists of two innings. These two innings are of seven minutes each, that enfolds both chasing and running.
  • Moving on, out of the nine players, eight members of the chasing teams sit in their respective eight squares on the central lanes in alternate directions, whereas the ninth member is the chaser and is standing at any sides of the post to begin the game.
  • To kick the opponent out of the game, the members of the chasing team will have to touch the opponent with their palms. But remember, there must be no foul play involved.
There are three ways in which a defender can be expelled are as follows:

  1. If he/she has been touched by the opponent or chaser without any foul.

  2. If he/she decided to go out of the limit on their own.

  3. If he/she enters the limit a bit late.

  • Generally defenders enter the limit in a group of three. 
  • After each innings, there is an interval gap of 5 minutes. Besides this, there is also an interval of 2 minutes between the turns.
  • The game can only be played for 37 minutes and not more than that.
  • The game of Kho Kho can be played among all age groups and gender.

Types of equipment used in Kho Kho game:
The types of equipment required to play Kho Kho is mainly to draw a Kho Kho pitch or ground you will need…
  • Two poles (either wood or iron)
  • Metallic measuring tape
  • Strings
  • Lime powder
  • Stopwatches
  • Wire Nails
  • Two rings with an inner circumference of 30 cm and 40 cm
  • Stationery to record scores
  • A whistle for the referee

Rules of Kho Kho:
  • Each team will have 12 players each but only 9 players can compete on the pitch.
  • A Kho Kho match comprises of two innings.
  • Each inning will have 9 minutes each in which chasing and running and turning are included.
  • All the players of one team sit or kneel in the middle of the court in a row and each player sitting next to each other will see on the opposite sides of each other or in other words, in Zig Zag’s manner.
  • The chasers will end in the shortest time possible.
  • The player chased by the chaser will touch the nearest possible player on his/her back and say ‘Kho’ to give him a chance to chase.
  • The team, which takes the shortest time to touch the player chased wins.

Top 5 Kho Kho players of India who has represented India and won many awards:
  1. Satish Rai
  2. Sarika Kale
  3. Pankaj Malhotra
  4. Mandakini Majhi
  5. Praveen Kumar
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