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Gilli-Danda is an amateur sport played in the rural areas and small towns all over Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as Cambodia and Italy. The game is played with two sticks: a large one called a ''danda'', which is used to hit a smaller one, the ''gilli''. Gilli Danda is known by various other names: it is called ''Tipcat'' in English, ''Dandi-Biyo'' (डण्डी बियो) in Nepali, ''alak-doulak'' (الک دولک) in Persian, ''dānggűli'' (ডাঙ্গুলি) in Bengali & Assamese, ''chinni-dandu'' in Kannada, kuttiyum kolum in Malayalam, ''viti-dandu'' विट्टी दांडू in Marathi, ''kitti-pul'' (கிட்டி-புல்) in Tamil, ''Gooti-Billa'' or ''Karra-Billa'' or ''Billam-Godu'' in Telugu, ''Gulli-Danda'(ਗੁੱਲ਼ੀ ਡੰਡਾ)' in Punjabi, ''Geeti Danna'' () in (Saraiki, ''Iti-Dakar'' (اٽي ڏڪر) in Sindhi, ''Lappa-Duggi'' (لپا ڈگی ) in Pashto, ''Kon ko'' in khmer, the Cambodian language), Pathel Lele in Bahasa Indonesia, Syatong in Tagalog and Awe Petew in Ilonggo dialect of Philippines. Gilli Danda is an ancient sport of India, possibly with origins over 2500 years ago.〔Steve Craig (2002), Sports and Games of the Ancients: (Sports and Games Through History), ISBN 978-0313316005, pages 63-65〕〔John Arlott (1975), The Oxford Companion to World Sports and Games, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0192115386〕 It is believed to be the origin of Western games such as cricket, baseball and softball. ==Rules== "Gilli Danda" is played with two pieces of equipment - a ''danda'', being a long wooden stick, and a ''gilli'', a small oval-shaped piece of wood. Standing in a small circle, the player balances the ''gilli'' on a stone in an inclined manner (somewhat like a see-saw) with one end of the ''gilli'' touching the ground while the other end is in the air. The player then uses the ''danda'' to hit the ''gilli'' at the raised end, which flips it into the air. While it is in the air, the player strikes the ''gilli'', hitting it as far as possible. Having struck the ''gilli'', the player is required to run and touch a pre-agreed point outside the circle before the ''gilli'' is retrieved by an opponent. This aspect of the game is similar to runs in cricket or home-runs in baseball. There is no official maximum number of players or teams. Gilli-danda can be played where each individual plays for themselves, or between two teams. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gilli-danda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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