Important Information About the Kho-Kho Game
- The length and breadth of ground for man = 29 × 16 m
- The number of square in central line = 8
- Size of the lobby = 16 × 2.75 meter
- Distance of square from each line = 2.50 meter
- Breadth and length of central line = 30 c.m. & 23.50 meter
- Size of square = 30 × 30 c.m.
- Number of players in a team = 9 players
- Substitution of players = 3 players
- Duration of the Kho-Kho match = 9-5-9 (9) 9-5-9 minutes
- Inning of Kho-Kho match = 2
- Sitting players in square are called = Chaser
- Opponent of chaser = Runner
- Duration of play for girls = 7-2-7 (5) 7-2-7 minutes
- Official of the match = One referee, Two Umpire, One time keeper, One scorer
- Height of the pole = 1.20 meter
- The size of the Kho-Kho playground is rectangular. It is 29 metre long and 16 metre wide.
- A Kho-Kho team includes 12 players, of which 9 players play and 3 players are substitutes.
- The start of the game is by toss. The captain of the toss winning team decides to be a chaser or runner.
- Except one chaser, all chasers sit on the squares in such a way that there are no two adjacent chasers facing the same side.
- Kho should be given from behind to a sitting chaser.
- Kho-Kho match consists of 2-2 innings. The team that scores more points in all the innings is declared the winner.
- A player who gets injured or hurt during the play may be substituted by another player with the permission of the referee.
- No part of an active chaser’s body should touch the central lane.
- If the two teams score equal points, one more innings shall be played. If again the scores are equal, another innings is played.
- A substitute comes in place of an injured player.
- The duration of the game is 9-5-9, 7,9-5-9 minutes.
