Kho-Kho is one of India`s very famous traditional games and is also known as a `Standing Game`. This is the sport where players chase and try to touch a person. Kho-Kho originated in Maharashtra and in earlier times was played on chariots. While it is a very economical game, what you need to succeed most in this game is physical fitness and quicksilver attributes like dodging a player. The two teams alternates between chasing and defending. To play Kho-Kho all you need is an even, rectangular ground with dimensions of 27m by 15m and to poles to determine the two ends.

Twelve players represent a team, however, only 9 players take the field for a match. Kho-Kho is played in two innings. In one inning, a player chases and runs in turns of 7 minutes each. The 8 players of the chasing team have to sit in 8 squares in the centre facing in the opposite direction alternately. The 9th player acts as the chaser. The aim of the chasers should be to touch their opponents (a defender) out with their palms. Interestingly, the defender can move on both sides of the lane even as the chaser is prohibited from doing so. The chaser pass on his mantle to a seated played from his team by touching him while saying the word `kho`. The seated player then becomes the active chaser and vice-versa. There is an innings break is of 5 minutes.