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Ever played pillow fights at home? Did you know that pillow fight is indeed a profesional sport? Let’s learn about some of the unique and unusual sports.

ZORBING

A highly adventurous sport zorbing has the participants roll inside a zorb on a slope or a levelled surface. The participants fit themselves inside the inflatable bubble or a zorb ball and have only one task at hand- that is to reach the finish line as fast as possible. The sport uses two kinds of orbs viz a hamessed orb or a non-hamessed one. While the former has a smaller in-built capacity for one or two riders at a time, the latter can carry three to four riders at a time.

CYCLE BALL

Here is another hybrid sport, where you cycle and play football. This cycling game has two opposing teams on bicycles trying to trap and navigate the ball into the goal post using just the wheels of the cycle. Cycle ball is played indoors.

CHESS BOXING

Chess is a sport that requires mental agility, while boxing tests your physical strength. Now imagine blending these two. Chess boxing is a hybrid sport that combines chess and boxing. The sport has players alternating between one round of each discipline until one of them wins in either discipline. So you either win by knockout in the boxing rounds or by checkmate in the chess rounds.

WIFE CARRYING

A sport that originated in Finland, wife carrying involves male competitors racing, with each canying a female teammate. The first wife carrying event was held in Finland in 1992. Here, the teammates are not required to be legally married. The goal is to carry the teammate through a special obstacle track. There are no restrictions on how the female teammate is carried. Piggyback and fireman's carry (over the shoulder) are the most common. The team will be penalised if the teammate is dropped.

CHEESE ROLLING

An annual race held at Cooper's Hill, near Brockworth, Gloucester, England, cheese rolling competition has the participants hurtling down a steep incline after a cheese wheel. Traditionally the cheese is made from Gloucester cattle, an endangered breed. The event is said to be based on an old tradition that dates back some 600 years. The nine-pound double cheese wheel is set in motion from the top of the incline of Cooper's Hill and the participants charge after it, sometimes rolling down and tumbling down. The sport is also one of the dangerous ones as accidents are bound to happen as the participants move down the steep gradient of the hill. The person who crosses the finish line wins. The prize is the cheese wheel.

PILLOW FIGHTING

Pillow fights are not just a fun activity you indulge in with your siblings or cousins, it's become a professional sport now. This new combat sport moved into the boxing ring in 2022, as the first-ever professional "Pillow Fighting Championship (PFC)" was held. As many as 16 men and eight women having backgrounds in mixed martial arts and boxing took part in the first edition of the showdown. As per the rules pillows made of foam are used in the combat. Here two competitors stand six feet apart and try to hit the opponent over the head as many times as possible. The pillows need to be swung single-handedly with the fights comprising only three 90-second rounds.

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Here, we will sharpen our sports quotient by taking a look at one iconic moment from sporting history. With the league phase action of IPL 2022 coming to a close today, here's a look at one of the last league matches from 2010 which saw Chennai Super Kings qualify for the last four stage...

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the first of their four Indian Premier League (IPL) titles so far in 2010. But at one point in the tournament, it looked like they wouldn't even make it to the knock-out stages of the event.

Having finished runners-up in the inaugural edition in 2008 and semi-finalists in 2009, CSK were in a spot of bother in the third season. In match 54, CSK'S last league stage game, they found themselves in a must-win situation to qualify to the last four.

Playing Kings XI Punjab (KXIP, now Punjab Kings) at the picturesque Dharamsala, CSK won the toss and elected to field first. An unbeaten 88 from Australian Shaun Marsh allowed KXIP to post a strong total of 192 for three in their 20 overs.

After losing both their openers, CSK were 27 for 2 after 4 overs. Suresh Raina's 27-ball 46 and S Badrinath's 36-ball 53 paved the way for captain MS Dhoni, who finished the game in style.

Dhoni hit a 29-ball 54 with five fours and two sixes as CSK reached 195 for 4 in 19.4 overs. The end of the match saw one of the few times Dhoni was visibly ecstatic on the playing field.

DID YOU KNOW?

The 2010 IPL was the last season to have semi-finals and finals. The IPL has had a play-off format since 2011, to give the teams finishing top two in the table an added chance to get to the final.

CSK defeated Deccan Chargers in the semi-final and Mumbai Indians in the final to lift their first IPL title in 2010.

Mumbai Indians' Sachin Tendulkar, who was the top run scorer in the tournament with 618 runs, was also named the player of the series. Deccan Chargers Pragyan Ojha finished with the most wickets, 21.

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Here, we will sharpen our sports quotient by taking a look at one iconic moment from sporting history. With the last week of league phase action of IPL 2022 ahead of us, here's a look at the last league match from 2014 which saw Mumbai Indians sneak through into the play-offs...

The odds were stacked against Mumbai Indians (MI) when they took the field against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the last league game of the 2014 season. Playing at home, MI decided to chase, aware that they not only had to win, but reach the target in 14.3 overs to edge ahead of RR in net run rate as well and dinch the fourth and final play-off spot.

Sanju Samson scored a 47-ball 74. Karun Nair hit a 27-ball 50 and RR posted a mammoth first innings total of 189 for four. The target of 190 was huge and getting there in 14.3 overs seemed impossible.

MI, however, came out all guns blazing. Corey Anderson, brought into the playing 11 for his hitting prowess, was central to MI's chase. He was unbeaten on 95 from 44 deliveries when he found himself in the non-strikers end with MI needing eight off two balls to reach the target in 14.3 overs.

Ambati  Rayudu hit a six to bring the equation down to two from a ball, but was run out running the second run, leaving MI on 189 in 14.3 overs. Just when it seemed they had fallen just short, it was conveyed that a boundary off the next ball would still see MI through.

Aditya Tare hit a six off the only ball he faced in the match and MI reached 195 for five in 14.4 overs in their chase of 190, winning in spectacular fashion and progressing to the IPL 2014 play-offs.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Corey Anderson's 44-ball 95 included nine 4s and six 6s.
• Despite making it to the play-offs in stunning fashion, Mumbai Indians failed at the first hurdle thereafter, losing to Chennai Super Kings in the Eliminator.
• Kolkata Knight Riders won the title in 2014, lifting the trophy for a second time.

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The Indian Premier League was played for the first time in 2008 and saw three hat-tricks in the first season itself. The first of those was taken by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Lakshmipathy Balaji.

In the match between CSK and Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) on May 10, 2008 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Punjab won the toss and elected to field first. Even though CSK were in a spot of bother at 64 for three, fifties from S Badrinath and MS Dhoni helped them post 181 for four in their 20 overs. Punjab were on track at the end of 12 overs, as they were 95 for 2 in their chase of 182. In the space of five balls, however, Balaji dismissed both their set batsmen - Ramnaresh Sarwan (20) off the first ball of the 13th over and opener Shaun Marsh (38-ball 58) off the fifth ball.

Having derailed Punjab's chase, Balaji added more gloss to his figures with the first ever IPL hat-trick.

Bowling the final over of the match, Balaji dismissed Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla and Vikram Singh of the third, fourth and fifth deliveries for his hat-trick. CSK won the match by 18 runs.

DID YOU KNOW?

L Balaji, who finished with figures of 5 for 24 from his four overs, was declared the player of the match.

Including Yuzvendra Chahal's hat-trick in the ongoing season, there have been 21 hat-tricks in the IPL so far, taken by 18 bowlers.

Amit Mishra is the only bowler to have taken three hat-tricks in the IPL Yuvraj Singh comes second with two hat-tricks. The remaining 16 bowlers have taken one hat-trick each in the IPL.

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The 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was completed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the tournament had been suspended abruptly due to the pandemic situation in India.

The last time a part of the IPL was played in the UAE (the entire 2020 edition was played in the UAE) was in 2014. The first 20 matches of the 2014 edition were played in UAE as the tournament took place at the same time as the 2014 Indian general elections. At the end of the group stages of the 2014 tournament. Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) finished on top with 11 wins and 22 points. Both Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) finished with 18 points, but KKR had a better net run rate and hence finished second.

Mumbai Indians (MI) took the final play-off position with 14 points and a superior run rate than Rajasthan Royals. KKR defeated KXIP in the first qualifier by 28 runs to progress to the final. CSK defeated MI by seven wickets in the eliminator to make it to the Qualifer 2 against KXIP. The high-scoring thriller in Qualifier 2 finished in KXIP'S favour, who won the match by 24 runs to earn a place in the final.

Chasing 200 against KXIP to win the final, KKR did the unthinkable, winning by three wickets and just three balls remaining. KKR won the 2014 title to win the IPL for a second time.

DID YOU KNOW?

Losing finalist Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) produced the player of the tournament. Glenn Maxwell won the award for his batting fireworks through the tournament.

The Orange Cap went to a player from the champions Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR'S Robin Uthappa took the honour with 660 runs from 16 matches.

 The Purple Cap went to Chennai Super Kings' Mohit Sharma. Mohit finished with 23 wickets from 16 matches.

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With a history of thousands of years, Kabaddi is an intrinsic part of India's sporting lore. Following the success of the Pro Kabaddi League and the inclusion of the sport in the Asian Games, kabaddi has truly become global in recent years. Kabaddi's rise to global fame, however, can be traced back to the 1936 Olympics that was held in Berlin. Even though it wasn't part of the official  programme at the Games, it found a stage and the audience as an exhibition just ahead of the Olympics.

With the world assembled and the request to showcase it approved, a contingent from Maharashtra played a 40-minute exhibition game on the premises of the city's university. Those watching were so drawn to it, that they had to play two more games to meet the demand. It is often wrongly reported that kabaddi was a demonstration sport at the 1936 Olympics. The truth is that it was never an official part of the Games, but it was showcased and received well, giving it a global exposure. Asian countries, in particular, took a huge interest in the sport in its early years but was soon followed by European and African nations. Kabaddi was included as an official demonstration sport at the first-ever Asian Games in 1951 and then again in 1982. Since 1990, it has been a regular medal event at these continental Games. The formation of the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) – the world governing body for kabaddi - in 2004 with a long-term goal of establishing kabaddi as an Olympic sport also gave a further push to the sports’ global appeal. Three men’s kabaddi World Cups have been held since, in 2004, 2007 and 2016 with the Indian kabaddi team winning gold medals in all three and Iran finishing runners-up on each occasion. Kabaddi in Asian Games has also been dominated by India, with the country clinching top honours in each of the editions held from 1990 to 2014. With women’s kabaddi being included in the Asian Games from 2010, India won gold at the 2010 Guangzhou and 2014 Incheon Games.

The 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, though, marked a tectonic shift in the world of kabaddi. Iran won gold medals in both the men’s and women’s categories after defeating India in both the finals. It was the first time India failed to claim the top podium spot at any major global kabaddi event, demonstrating how the sport is gradually becoming more and more competitive with every passing year.

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In the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League, Delhi Capitals pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada has been among the wickets consistently. He did that in the previous season as well, which has allowed him to create a new record.

Across the seasons (2019 and 2020), Rabada took two wickets or more in 10 matches, breaking the previous record held by Lasith Malinga, who had a streak of eight such matches in 2012.

MALINGA'S EIGHT MATCH STREAK

2012

• 3.5 overs 2/16 against Chennai Super Kings


• 4 overs 2/16 against Pune Warriors


• 4 overs 3/27 against Deccan Chargers


• 4 overs 2/13 against Rajasthan Royals


• 4 overs 2/31 against Delhi Daredevils


• 3.4 overs 4/16 against Deccan Chargers


• 4 overs 2/25 against Pune Warriors


• 4 overs 3/25 against Chennai Super Kings

RABADA'S TEN MATCH STREAK

2019 (last seven games he played in the season)

• 4 overs 4/21 against Royal Challengers Bangalore


• 4 overs 2/42 against Kolkata Knight Riders


• 3.5 overs 4/22 against Sunrisers Hyderabad


• 4 overs 2/38 against Mumbai Indians


• 4 overs 2/23 against Kings XI Punjab


• 4 overs 2/37 against Rajasthan Royals


• 4 overs 2/31 against Royal Challengers Bangalore

2020

• 4 overs 2/28 against Kings XI Punjab


• 4 overs 3/26 against Chennai Super Kings


• 4 overs 2/21 against Sunrisers Hyderabad

Malinga's 8-match streak of two-wickets or more in 2012 came to an end in Mumbai Indians' match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, in which he went wicketless.

After taking two or more wickets in 10 successive IPL matches, Rabada's streak finally came to an end in Delhi Capitals' match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Sharjah, where he picked one wicket and gave away 51 runs in his four overs.

 

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Television was undoubtedly the most important communications invention of the 20th century. Its ability to bring visual information directly into millions of homes made people aware of world events in a way that they never were before. It quickly overtook cinema as the main form of entertainment, and modern satellite, cable and digital television now provides people with an incredible choice of programmes, 24 hours a day.

Many people today still going to consider television to be mined numbing, brainwashing drivel. And if you look at some of the reality programming that is on, you might agree. But there are also a lot of wholesome, good quality entertainment and informational programs that can be used to educate, inform and excite individuals and families. With a large assortment of basic cable options available, there is no shortage of good programming to be found at nearly any time of the day or night.

Good quality television also helps to bring Families and communities together. From learning about historical events on the History Channel to new breakthroughs in science on the science channel and being introduced to new types of traditions and family lifestyles on shows on other channels that showcase other types of families and lifestyles across the globe, the ability to learn is more widespread through television than ever before.

Informative news channels also reach millions of viewers, alerting them to events and incidences around the world that might not have otherwise been known. Sporting events have also gained a lot of popularity thanks to the broadcast international events such as the world cup or European bike racing events.

And with the introduction of free Internet TV and live TV channels streamed over your mobile devices, the ability to tune in to any program you desire is more prevalent and easy than ever before.

Whether a program is experienced by a group of people together or by a single individual by his or herself, a good program can stir the emotions. It can make one laugh, it can inspire, it can help you learn about a cause or subject you may be more interested. It can introduce you to new things and make you feel better about yourself, and it can improve your knowledge and expand your mind.

After a long, stressful day, sometimes the best way to wind down is simply through watching some television. Watching a good movie or some shows that you enjoy is often an excellent way to end the day and reboot your mind for the next one.

For every good, informative, or quality entertainment program available on television, there is bound to be one or two that are less than stellar. But everyone has their own tastes and opinions as to what types of shows they wish to watch, which is why watching TV online is the most convenient way for everyone these days to enjoy the television they like most. It also enables you to watch what shows you want, when you want, so that you don’t have to miss anything if you aren’t near a television.

There is a vast amount of cable television options to choose from today, but selecting a lot of different cable TV packages can get expensive. However, an alternative to that is online streaming, which affords people the ability to stream, view and watch their favorite movies and programming on their computers, mobile devices or smart TVs with ease. From watching live TV channels to the wide variety of free Internet TV that is available, there really is no shortage of good programming that can be steamed through the Internet these days, with more and more options being added constantly.

In fact, regular cable companies are a bit worried about the popularity if Internet TV and some have taken advantage of the potential and offered their own streaming packages so as to retain customers. One of the advantages of free Internet TV is that you don’t always have to sit through a lot of commercials, which has been a big deterrent for many, and one of the main reasons people are making the switch.

Royal or real tennis is the distant ancestor of lawn tennis, the game which is now played all over the world.

     The old game of Royal tennis was popular with the kings of both England and France in the 16th and 17th Centuries. It is mentioned in Shakespeare’s play Henry V. when the French Dauphin sent a contemptuous gift of tennis balls to the English king. A famous tennis court at Hampton Court Palace, near London, was built for Henry VIII in 1530. But the earliest known rules date from 1599, and those used today were drawn up in 1878.

     The game, which can be even more strenuous than lawn tennis, is played by two or four players, with a ball made of tightly bound cloth strips and rackets made of ash wood. About 27 inches long and weighting 15-17 ounces. The enclosed walled court is usually 96 feet long and 30 feet wide, with gallerious and openings which form the scoring points. Scoring is generally similar to lawn tennis, but usually the best of 11 games is played.

               Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest musicians in the history of music. His name and work still enchants the music lovers all over the world. He was a German, born in 1770 in a family of professional musicians. He learnt the basics from his father and later he also studied music under the guidance of great composers like Mozart and Haydn. Beethoven composed some of the greatest music that included symphonies, concertos, choral and chamber music. In his youth he was a well-known pianist and was admired by many famous people that included the aristocracy.

               It is said that adversity brings the best in a person and Beethoven had his share of such circumstances. He didn’t have a happy family life. His mother died when he was 17 and his father began drinking heavily. He learnt his music lessons from his father during the sober intervals of his father’s drinking bouts. He had to look after his two young brothers playing the roles of both mother and father. He left Bonn and sought his fortune in Vienna. But the most tragic episode began when he started becoming deaf at the age of 30. But his deafness could not deter him from composing music; rather he began to concentrate more vigorously and deeply. The depth of human feeling he generated from his pain and sufferings provided him the necessary motivation and inspiration to create some great music.

               Beethoven’s music was full of noble ideas and contained a variety of themes. They seemed to tell of struggles between evil forces. In his opera Fidelio, the heroine defends her husband against an evil tyrant. In his Ninth Symphony the great choral ending is a celebration of liberty. The main tune of this symphony is now used as an ‘International Anthem’ for the European community. In some of his quartets and piano sonatas, his music reached beyond anything anyone had yet imagined. Some of his music was then unplayable but now considered as masterpieces. His brilliance lies in the scope of expressions in his music as well as in the technical inventiveness.

               This great composer died in 1827 but his music has left a deep imprint in the world of music. 

               Perhaps no other city had acquired so prominent a place as Rome had in the ancient history of the world. Now the capital city of Italy, Rome is also a great cultural centre of the world situated on the banks of River Tiber, 27 km from the Mediterranean sea. The influence of Roman civilization was widespread covering the fields of art, culture, architecture, sports, education, administration, warfare and empire building, etc. Proverbs like ‘Rome was not built in a day’ or ‘Be a Roman when in Rome’ reflect the great culture and civilization of this ancient city. But do you know when was Rome founded?

               According to an old legend Rome was founded in 753 B.C. The legend, as told by the Roman writer Livy about 750 years later, says that the city was founded by twin brothers Romulus and Remus. The twin brothers (some say they were twin gods, sons of Mars — the god of war) were abandoned at birth as they were thrown into the River Tiber in a basket by their uncle who usurped the throne. But when a she-wolf heard the babies crying, she rescued them from water and gave her milk to suck. Later a shepherd brought them up as his own sons. When they grew up they killed their wicked uncle and ascended the throne. They began building a new city on one of Rome's seven hills. But a quarrel between the two brothers led Romulus to kill Remus before the completion of the city. Romulus became the sole ruler and the city was called Rome after the name of Romulus.

               Rome was built on seven hills and the valleys in between them. The seven hills were: Palatine, Capitoline, Aventine, Caelian, Esquiline, Qurinale and Viminale. The legend says that Romulus first built the city with a small settlement on the Palatine hill which was the most isolated of hills. The common belief says that several small tribes established settlements on the seven hills which gradually grew up to form the city of Rome.

               It is said that Rome was founded on April 21, 753 B.C. The ancient Romans celebrated that day and it is still a national holiday.

The long successful journey of Indian cinema started in 1913 with the release of the silent film Raja Harishchandra. Alam Ara became the first sound film in 1931. The films of 1930s had themes of social protest and the earlier phase was confined to romantic, historical and mythological themes. But the big turning point to Indian cinema came in 1953, taking it at par with International standards. Do you know who was the person responsible for carrying Indian cinema into international arena?

He was none other than the genius film-maker Satyajit Ray. He was born in Calcutta in 1921. He started his career as a commercial artist before making films. His first feature film ‘Pather Panchali’ (Song of the Road). This film was his most notable one for its realistic portrayal of everyday life and the artistic composition of its camera work that earned him worldwide recognition.

Ray had a special vision of Indian reality – hard, unbearably truthful yet moving. He was not just a great cine director but had superb mastery over other related cinematic work. He was a great writer, good composer and one of the best dialogue writers. He had a sound knowledge of cinematograph. Ray composed the music for most of his films.

Satyajit Ray made 28 full length feature films and a few documentaries. Among his most famous films, Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apur Sansar, Charulata, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, Satranj ke Khiladi, Nayak and Aagantuk, occupy a special place in the minds and hearts of cine lovers.

His films got wide popularity especially in USA and France. The French government awarded him ‘The Legion of Honour’ — the highest award in France. He also won the Magsaysay award in 1967. Dada Saheb Phalke award was given to him for the year 1984. The Indian Government decorated him with ‘Bharat Ratna’ in 1992. But the happiest moment in his life came when he was informed of winning the special Oscar Award for life time achievement in 1992.

This great son of India passed away in 1992 at the age of 71 and thus came the end of a master craftsman.

 

            Pleasing sensation of sound to the ears is known as music. In other words, music is an organized sound with rhythm and melody. Irregular or unorganized sound which creates unpleasant sensation to the ears is called noise.

            Do you know what the seven notes of music are? It is a must for a beginner to understand what actually these notations are and how they are used? These notations are: Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, Sa. In Western music these are known as Doh, Ray, Me, Feh, Soh, Lah, Te, Doh. On the basis of these scales, musical harmony is produced. Now the question arises how musical scales were prepared?

            Musical scales were invented by a monk named Guido di Arezzo. He lived between 990 - 1050 A.D. Before him, i.e. at the beginning of 9th century, harmonized music began and used in Church with some notations. But in practical sense, there were no musical notes as such. There was only directional music which consisted only of different symbols.

            Tones of musical scale have definite frequencies. In a nutshell, when frequency of the sound of music is increased, the note we hear goes up and when it is decreased, the note goes down. Each note has a special place depending upon the intensity of a musical sound. Thus it tells the difference between Sa and Sa for instance.

             The modern world of music has developed various musical systems. It has seen many dramatic changes. Uses of recording and synthesizers have helped the development of ‘concrete music, as they are now called. In such music natural sounds are combined to stimulate musical effects. Applications of electro-magnetic musical instruments are common nowadays. Since late 1960s electronic music has been linked to computer composition. New signs or notations are being invented to meet the needs. The late 20th century has also seen the revival of folk music with its traditional flavours and beauties.

            Stanley Laurel and Hardy Oliver, popularly known as Laurel and Hardy, formed one of the most celebrated and lovable comedian teams and still considered as one of the most successful comedy duo of the Hollywood.

            Laurel, whose real name was Arthur Jefferson, was born in 1890. He was an English comedian. As a stage actor, in most of his performances, he played such roles which typically exhibited in a combination of dances, music and clowning. He subsequently travelled to America and started appearing in American films since 1917. Similarly, Hardy came from Georgia – USA. He was born in the year 1892. He first appeared on stage at the age of 8 only. He started film acting in 1914.

            Both appeared in dozens of silent films before they began their successful partnership in 1927 in a silent comedy Putting Pants on Philip. In the next thirty years they made talking pictures and achieved great success with films like Sons of the Desert (1934), Way Out West (1937) and Blockheads (1938).

            Their humours came from the contrast between the small, thin and confused Laurel and the big, fat and irritable Hardy. They made over 200 films between 1927 to 1945 in a style shaped by them, which ranged from simple visual jokes to slow paced funs to charm the appreciative audience. Famous cine critic Charles Barr remarked in his monograph on “Laurel and Hardy” (1968) that Laurel and Hardy were the most universal of comics in range and in appeal. The truth is that their work was extremely variable and grew upon until they were hilarious, irresistible and cherished.

            With the passing away of Hardy in 1957, the journey of the successful duo ended. And in 1965, Laurel also breathed his last at the age of 75.

            Kho-kho is a game involving speed and control. It is believed to have originated in Baroda (Gujarat). In 1959 the rules for this game were framed and the same year the kho-kho federation was formed in Vijawada (Andhra Pradesh).

            This game is played by two teams each having 9 players. One match is played in two innings. The kho-kho field is rectangular in shape and measures 34 metres by 16 metres. There are two rectangles X and Y and within this rectangular field, each rectangle measuring 16 metres by 4.8 metres. At M and N there are two wooden poles. MN is a central lane, 24.4 metre long and 30 cm wide. There are eight small squares 30 cm by 30 cm, on the lane. The eight players of the fielding team sit on these squares and each player sits in this square with his/her face in opposite direction of the next player. The ninth player stands near the pole. The player standing near the pole is called the chaser while three players of the other team who stand in the field are called runners. They are to be played out by the players of the first team by touching them. The player standing near the pole chases and gives a ‘kho’ is spoken at the time of touching the player. Immediately this player stands and runs and tries to touch out the player of the other team. When these three players of the second team are declared out the other three players take their place in the field. They are also touched out. When all the nine players are touched out the same process is repeated again with the opponent team.

            The time for one innings is 7 minutes. If all the players of the second team are touched out in less than seven minutes, this team again sends its players in the field. The first team’s score increases with every player of the second team being touched out. After the first innings is over the second team plays and scores the points. Whichever team scores maximum points is declared the winner.