Gilli danda is a amateur sport which is mostly played in rural areas and small towns mainly in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and also played in some of the parts of Cambodia & italy. This game is played with two sticks: which is a large one called danda which is used to hit a smaller one ,the gilli. It is an ancient sport of India, which origins over 2500 yrs ago. It is believed to be the origin of Western games such as cricket, baseball, softball. It has many regional variations. In some versions, the number of points a stricker scores depends on howfar the Gilli falls from the striking point. The distance is measured in terms of a length of the danda , or in some cases the length of the Gilli. Now it's rules are it is usually played by using a small round stick, about as long as a baseball or cricket bat. this is a danda. There is another smaller stick, round in the middle and sharp at the ends. This is the gilli . This game is similar to cricket. In this game what we have to do is using the danda, to hit hard on the Gilli. This causes the Gilli to flip and when in the air you have to smack it like you are playing cricket. The one who hits the Gilli the farthest will win. Having stuck the Gilli, the player is required to run and touch a pre -agreed point outside the circle before the Gilli falls down, is similar to runs in cricket or home-runs in baseball. There is no such official number of players or teams . Gilli-danda can be played individually or between two teams.
Let's reminisce our childhood. Why not we try this, now that we have a lockdown and are forced within our homes?
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