How a kho-kho match works

1. One team chases and the other defends. The chasers sit in a line down the middle of the court, facing alternate sides; one of them is on their feet as the attacker.
2. The attacker tries to touch the defenders running round the court. A defender touched by hand is out, and the chasing side scores a point.
3. The attacker cannot cross the central lane. To pass the chase on, they touch a seated teammate from behind and say "kho": that teammate becomes the attacker.
4. A match is two innings. In each, both teams take one turn chasing and one turn defending.
5. The team with more points at the end wins.

How long

In the National Club Games rule book a turn lasts five minutes, with two minutes between turns and five between innings: four turns of chasing in all.