HEAD TO HEAD
Cricket vs Gilli-danda
16th century
ERA
Traditional
England
ORIGIN
South Asia
22 total · 11 per side
PLAYERS
2 to 20 players
Bat, ball, wickets
EQUIPMENT
Danda stick, gilli peg
22 yd pitch (20.12 m)
PLAYING AREA
Open field (varies)
3 hours to 5 days
DURATION
Untimed (varies)
ICC
GOVERNING BODY
None
Former (1900)
OLYMPIC
No
Different Similar
CRICKET IN ONE LINE
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a grass field with a central pitch. One side bats to score runs while the other bowls and fields, aiming to dismiss the batsmen and restrict scoring.
GILLI-DANDA IN ONE LINE
Gilli-danda is a traditional South Asian stick-and-peg game played with a long wooden stick and a short tapered wooden peg. Players strike the peg into the air and hit it into the field to score points.