Imagine a game like cricket or baseball but without a ball! That's what Gilli Danda is like. Gilli Danda requires two wooden sticks - a gilli and a danda. The gilli is about three inches long and tapered at the ends. The danda, about 2 feet long, is used to strike the gilli.

Venue: Hockey Field (opposite Swimming Pool)

Teams:

• Open to all -- just one category for both men and women.
• 2 players per team.

Rules:

• A small circle about four feet in diameter is drawn on the ground with a small oval-shaped hole in the centre (the hole should be smaller than the gilli). The gilli is placed across the hole.
• Two teams are formed and they bat by turns.
• The batsman tries to hit the gilli with the danda twice -- once to lift it off the ground and once to hit it as far as possible.
• If he is successful, the fielding team tries to catch the gilli before it touches the ground. If they succeed, the batsman is out and the next player comes in to bat.
• If the fielders can't catch the gilli, the distance between the central hole and the place where the gilli falls is measured with the danda. Each length of the danda counts for one run.
• After the score is recorded, the danda is placed over the central hole. The fielder who was standing closest to the point where the gilli had fallen, tries to hit the danda with the gilli from where he was standing.
• If the gilli hits the danda or falls in the circle, the batsman is out. If not the batsman gets another chance to hit the gilli. The game continues till all the players have had their turn at batting. The team with the most runs is declared the winner.
• Details will be clarified at the venue by the umpires and the organizers.