2. Lagori is a teamLagori is a team sportsport originally fromoriginally from
KarnatakaKarnataka state of south India but is quitestate of south India but is quite
popular in cities like Mumbai, Pune etc inpopular in cities like Mumbai, Pune etc in
Maharashtra state as well.Maharashtra state as well.
3. Two teams share a ground (no limit forTwo teams share a ground (no limit for
members but minimum 3 in each team butmembers but minimum 3 in each team but
there should be equal members in eachthere should be equal members in each
team).team).
4. One team we can call as “Hitting Team”One team we can call as “Hitting Team”
and the other team we can call asand the other team we can call as
“Catching Team”. One of the Hitting“Catching Team”. One of the Hitting
team's member throws a ball at a pile ofteam's member throws a ball at a pile of
flat stones or wood pieces called asflat stones or wood pieces called as
“Lagori” (usually 7 of them piled one on“Lagori” (usually 7 of them piled one on
top of the other) from a distance of 8 totop of the other) from a distance of 8 to
10 feet and tries to disassemble them.10 feet and tries to disassemble them.
5. Each Hitting team member gets 3Each Hitting team member gets 3
chances to hit the Lagori and if hechances to hit the Lagori and if he
cannot do it in 3 tries, then he or she iscannot do it in 3 tries, then he or she is
out. In any of the three tries, if the hitter'sout. In any of the three tries, if the hitter's
ball does not disassemble the pile and isball does not disassemble the pile and is
caught after first bounce by oppositecaught after first bounce by opposite
team then the hitter is out.team then the hitter is out.
6.
7. If the hitter's ball bounces off the pileIf the hitter's ball bounces off the pile
and opposite team catches it then hisand opposite team catches it then his
whole team is out.whole team is out.
8. If the ball hits the “Lagori” and all theIf the ball hits the “Lagori” and all the
pieces get scattered, the Hitting teamspieces get scattered, the Hitting teams
members try to collect the pieces andmembers try to collect the pieces and
reassemble them one on top of the other.reassemble them one on top of the other.
If they are successful in assembling theIf they are successful in assembling the
pile, the hitter team members shoutpile, the hitter team members shout
loudly “Lagori” and they get one pointloudly “Lagori” and they get one point
and again a chance to be the “Hittingand again a chance to be the “Hitting
team”.team”.
9. While the Hitting Team is trying to collectWhile the Hitting Team is trying to collect
all the scattered Lagori pieces, theall the scattered Lagori pieces, the
Catching team members catch the ballCatching team members catch the ball
and try to hit any of the hitting teamand try to hit any of the hitting team
members with the ball. If they manage tomembers with the ball. If they manage to
hit any one member with the ball, thehit any one member with the ball, the
whole of the Hitting team is “Out” andwhole of the Hitting team is “Out” and
lose their chance.lose their chance.
10. Now the “Catching team” becomes theNow the “Catching team” becomes the
“Hitting team” and the earlier Hitting team“Hitting team” and the earlier Hitting team
becomes the Catching team and the gamebecomes the Catching team and the game
continues.continues.
11. We can improve our skills of :We can improve our skills of :
Throwing ballThrowing ball
Escaping the hit from ballEscaping the hit from ball
Arranging stonesArranging stones
Distracting opposite team from the stones.Distracting opposite team from the stones.
