HEAD TO HEAD
Gilli-danda vs Lagori
Traditional
ERA
Traditional
South Asia
ORIGIN
India
2 to 20 players
PLAYERS
12 on court · 6/side
Danda stick, gilli peg
EQUIPMENT
7 stones, rubber ball
Open field (varies)
PLAYING AREA
20 × 10 m
Untimed (varies)
DURATION
2 × 15 min
None
GOVERNING BODY
ILF
No
OLYMPIC
No
Different Similar
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.
LAGORI IN ONE LINE
Lagori is a traditional South Asian team sport where attackers knock down a stack of stones with a ball and try to rebuild it. Defenders score points by tagging attackers with the ball before the stack is restored.