Rules Of The Play

1. No part of an active chaser’s body should touch the ground of the central lane. Moreover, he cannot cross the central lane by jumping from within the posts.
2. The playfield shall be marked as shown in the diagram.
3. The decision to be a chaser or a runner is made by toss.
4. If a Kho is to be given, it shall have to be given from behind to a sitting chaser. Without having received the Kho, the chaser cannot get up. The active chaser shall not give Kho by touching the extended arm or leg of the sitting chaser. If the chaser breaks Rule no. 1 and 2, the referee shall award a foul.
5. After having played, the active chaser takes the plac§ of the sitting chaser whom he has given the ‘Kho’.
6. After taking the Kho the running chaser shall go in the direction which goes to the central lane.
7. Until the utters ‘Kho’ to any sitting chaser, he can come only by crossing through the opposite side of the central lane above the pole.
8. The face of the runner should be towards the direction of running.
9. The chaser should sit in such a way that he does not obstruct the runners. If a runner is out because of any such obstruction, he shall be declared out.
10. The active chaser can’ come out of the limit. But he will have to follow the rules regarding taking direction and turning the face, etc.
11. After having taken the direction, the active chaser can attack again in the cross line, and it shall not be considered a foul.
12. The runner cannot touch a sitting chaser. If he does so, he is given warning once. If he does so even after the warning, he is declared out.
13. If the runner goes out of court, he shall be deemed to be out.
14. If the runner is touched by a chaser, he shall be considered out.
15. The rules regarding taking direction and changing direction shall not be applicable in the rectangular area.