Gilli-Danda is an amateur sport played in the rural areas and small towns all over Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as Cambodia, Turkey and Italy.
The game is played with two sticks:
a large one called a danda, which is used to hit
a smaller one, the gilli.
Gilli Danda is an ancient sport of India, possibly with origins over 2500 years ago
It is believed to be the origin of Western games such as cricket, baseball and softball
Gilli Danda is known by various other names:
it is called Tipcat in English,
Dandi-Biyo (डण्डी बियो) in Nepali,
guli-badi (ଗୁଲି ବାଡ଼ି) in Odia (regional vatiaons dabalapua ଡାବଲପୁଆ and ପିଲବାଡ଼ି pilabadi in Phulbani and Guti-Dabula ଗୁଟିଡାବୁଳ in Balasore)
alak-doulak (الک دولک) in Persian
dānggűli (ডাঙ্গুলি) in Bengali & Assamese,
chinni-dandu in Kannada
kuttiyum kolum in Malayalam,
viti-dandu विट्टी दांडू in Marathi,
Koyando-bal(कोयंडो बाल) in Konkani,
kitti-pul (கிட்டி-புல்) in Tamil,
Gooti-Billa or Karra-Billa or Billam-Godu' or 'chirra-gonay'(in telangana) in Telugu,
Gulli-Danda'(ਗੁੱਲ਼ੀ ਡੰਡਾ)' in Punjabi
Rules to play ...
Gilli Danda" is played with two pieces of equipment - a danda, being a long wooden stick, and a gilli, a small oval-shaped piece of wood.
Standing in a small circle, the player balances the gilli on a stone in an inclined manner (somewhat like a see-saw) with one end of the gilli touching the ground while the other end is in the air.
The player then uses the danda to hit the gilli at the raised end, which flips it into the air.
While it is in the air, the player strikes the gilli, hitting it as far as possible. Having struck the gilli, the player is required to run and touch a pre-agreed point outside the circle before the gilli is retrieved by an opponent.
This aspect of the game is similar to runs in cricket or baseball.
There is no official maximum number of players or teams. Gilli-danda can be played where each individual plays for themselves, or between two teams.
Scoring and out...
The gilli becomes airborne after it is struck.
If a fielder from the opposing team catches the gilli, the striker is out.
If the gilli lands on the ground, the fielder closest to the gilli has one chance to hit the danda (which has to be placed on top of the circle used) with a throw (similar to a run out in cricket).
If the fielder is successful, the striker is out; if not, the striker scores one point and gets another opportunity to strike.
The team (or individual) with the most points wins the game. If the striker fails to hit the gilli in three tries, the striker is out (similar to a strikeout in baseball).
After the gilli has been struck, the opposing players need to return to the circle or, in the best case, catch it in mid-air without its hitting the ground - this was believed to have later evolved into a Catch Out in cricket and baseball.
Skills Needed...
This traditional Indian game requires exceptional hand-eye coordination, ability to catch and strong wrists.
Variations...
As an amateur youth sport, gilli-danda has many regional variations.
In some versions, the n
The distance is measured in terms of the length of the danda, or in some cases the length of the gilli.
Scoring also depends on how many times the gilli was hit in the air in one strike.
If it travels a certain distance with two mid-air strikes, the total points are doubled.If the gilli is not struck far enough the player has to pick it up and try again.
( courtesy ....Wikipedia )
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