Kabaddi

How to Play Kabaddi?

It is a sport played on a court, which is divided into two halves. The size of the court is about 13m x 10m. (This is the court style used in Pro Kabaddi League, size may vary slightly for international or local matches) Each side has 7 players when the game starts. There will be 5 substitutes for each side as well. The games in Kabaddi are 40 minutes long.

1) The two teams alternate between raiding and defending for two halves of twenty minutes each (with a five minute break between halves and newly introduces small timeouts for teams which is used to generate advertisement revenue)
2) After halftime, the two teams switch sides of the court.
3) The team with the most points at the end of the game (after 40 minutes) wins!
4) The Lobby is the area of the court which is considered active only when contact has been made between the raider and a defender. Else, it is considered out of bounds for both raider and the defenders.

Each side gets alternating turns to send any one player to the opponent’s side. This player is called the raider and each player on the opposing team is called a defender.