Rules of Kabaddi
1. The team that wins the toss shall have the choice of the court or
the raid. In the second half, the court shall be changed and the team
which had not opted for raid shall send their raider first.
2. A player shall be out if any part of his body touches the ground outside the boundary but during the struggle a player shall not be out if any part of his body touches the ground outside the boundary by keeping contact of the play field. The portion of contact must be inside the boundary.
3. If an anti who has gone out of bounds holds a raider, the raider shall be declared safe and a point shall be declared against the anti.
4. When the struggle begins, the play fi eld includes the lobbies. During the struggle and after the struggle in the same raid, the players involved in the struggle can use the lobbies to enter their respective courts. This rule will only be applicable in the anti’s court.
5. A raider shall continue to chant “KABADDI” as the approved cant. If he is not keeping the approved cant or he looses the cant in the opponent court or takes more than 30 seconds duration, he shall be ordered back and the opponent will be given one point and chance to raid. Under such circumstances, he shall not be pursued.
6. A raider must start his cant before he touches the opponent’s court. If he starts the cant late, he shall be ordered back by the Umpire or Referee and the opponent’s will be given one Technical Point and a chance to raid.
7. If a raider goes out of turn the Umpire or Referee shall order him to go back and one Technical Point will be given to opponent team.
8. Not more than one raider shall enter the opponent’s court at a time, if more than one raider enters the opponents court at a time, the Umpire or Referee shall order all to go back to their Court and a Technical Point will be awarded to the opponent and chance to raid.
9. After a raider has reached his court or is put out in the opponent’s court, the opponents shall send their raider within 5 Seconds. Thus alternately each side shall send their raider until the end of the game. In case the raider fails to start his raid within 5 seconds the team looses its chance to raid and the opponent team gets a Technical point.
10. If a raider, who is caught by the anti or antis, escapes from their attempt to holdand reaches his court safely he shall not be pursued. Note: But if a raider touches the anti or antis and reaches back to his court safely he may be pursued.
11. When a raider is held, the anti shall not try deliberately to stifl e his cant by shutting his mouth, using violent tackling leading to injuries or use of any unfair means. If such incident happens, the Umpire or Referee shall declare the raider safe. (For punishment see No. 3 & 4 of the rules under heading “Technical Officials”).
12. No anti shall willfully push the raider out of the boundary by any part of his (Anti’s) body, nor shall any raider willfully push or pull an anti or antis out of the boundary. If the raider is pushed outside the boundary or the anti is pushed, the Umpire or Referee shall declare the raider or the anti, as the case may be, as NOT OUT, and the anti or the raider who pushes or pulls the opponents outside the boundary shall be declared out.
13. During the course of raid none of the antis shall touch the raider’s court until completion of the raid. In case any anti or antis touches the raider’s court before completion of the raid they will be declared out and the opponent team will be given that many points.
14. If an anti or antis who are out, having violated Rule No.13, holds a raider or have violated the said rule while holding or helping to hold the raider, the raider shall be declared NOT OUT and the anti or antis who touches the raider’s court shall be declared OUT.
15. If a raider is warned or in any way instructed by one of his own side, the Umpire or Referee shall award one Technical Point to the opponent.
16. A raider or an anti is not to be held by any part of his body deliberately other than his limb or trunk. The one who violates the rule shall be declared OUT. If the raider is held deliberately other than his limb or trunk, the Umpire or Referee shall declare such raider NOT OUT.
2. A player shall be out if any part of his body touches the ground outside the boundary but during the struggle a player shall not be out if any part of his body touches the ground outside the boundary by keeping contact of the play field. The portion of contact must be inside the boundary.
3. If an anti who has gone out of bounds holds a raider, the raider shall be declared safe and a point shall be declared against the anti.
4. When the struggle begins, the play fi eld includes the lobbies. During the struggle and after the struggle in the same raid, the players involved in the struggle can use the lobbies to enter their respective courts. This rule will only be applicable in the anti’s court.
5. A raider shall continue to chant “KABADDI” as the approved cant. If he is not keeping the approved cant or he looses the cant in the opponent court or takes more than 30 seconds duration, he shall be ordered back and the opponent will be given one point and chance to raid. Under such circumstances, he shall not be pursued.
6. A raider must start his cant before he touches the opponent’s court. If he starts the cant late, he shall be ordered back by the Umpire or Referee and the opponent’s will be given one Technical Point and a chance to raid.
7. If a raider goes out of turn the Umpire or Referee shall order him to go back and one Technical Point will be given to opponent team.
8. Not more than one raider shall enter the opponent’s court at a time, if more than one raider enters the opponents court at a time, the Umpire or Referee shall order all to go back to their Court and a Technical Point will be awarded to the opponent and chance to raid.
9. After a raider has reached his court or is put out in the opponent’s court, the opponents shall send their raider within 5 Seconds. Thus alternately each side shall send their raider until the end of the game. In case the raider fails to start his raid within 5 seconds the team looses its chance to raid and the opponent team gets a Technical point.
10. If a raider, who is caught by the anti or antis, escapes from their attempt to holdand reaches his court safely he shall not be pursued. Note: But if a raider touches the anti or antis and reaches back to his court safely he may be pursued.
11. When a raider is held, the anti shall not try deliberately to stifl e his cant by shutting his mouth, using violent tackling leading to injuries or use of any unfair means. If such incident happens, the Umpire or Referee shall declare the raider safe. (For punishment see No. 3 & 4 of the rules under heading “Technical Officials”).
12. No anti shall willfully push the raider out of the boundary by any part of his (Anti’s) body, nor shall any raider willfully push or pull an anti or antis out of the boundary. If the raider is pushed outside the boundary or the anti is pushed, the Umpire or Referee shall declare the raider or the anti, as the case may be, as NOT OUT, and the anti or the raider who pushes or pulls the opponents outside the boundary shall be declared out.
13. During the course of raid none of the antis shall touch the raider’s court until completion of the raid. In case any anti or antis touches the raider’s court before completion of the raid they will be declared out and the opponent team will be given that many points.
14. If an anti or antis who are out, having violated Rule No.13, holds a raider or have violated the said rule while holding or helping to hold the raider, the raider shall be declared NOT OUT and the anti or antis who touches the raider’s court shall be declared OUT.
15. If a raider is warned or in any way instructed by one of his own side, the Umpire or Referee shall award one Technical Point to the opponent.
16. A raider or an anti is not to be held by any part of his body deliberately other than his limb or trunk. The one who violates the rule shall be declared OUT. If the raider is held deliberately other than his limb or trunk, the Umpire or Referee shall declare such raider NOT OUT.
