Ten top teams including Karnataka Warriors, Chennai Crackers, Mumbai Lions and Maharashtra Fighters would battle it out for the first ever Indian Lagori Premier League. The ILPL will be held at Bijapur in Karnataka from January 27.
Ten top teams including Karnataka Warriors, Chennai Crackers, Mumbai Lions and Maharashtra Fighters would battle it out for the first ever Indian Lagori Premier League. The ILPL will be held at Bijapur in Karnataka from January 27.
All the 10 ILPL teams would have one international player each from countries like Nigeria, Uganda, Chad, Nepal, Afganisthan and Bangladesh. This is being done to attract more enthusiasts to take up Lagori in India and other countries.
The other teams participating in the league are Gwalior Royals, Delhi Kings, Deccan Sharks, Punjab Strikers, Kolkata Tigers and Eastern Panthers. All these teams would start a new era in popularising Lagori which has been recently recognised by Maharashtra government as a sport.
The ILPL would be organised by Amateur Lagori Federation of India and Dr Nagur Educational Trust.
"While cricket has reached every household through Indian Premier League, the very Indian game of Lagori would also be popularised through the ILPL," said Santosh Gurav, who has played a pivotal role in popularising the sport.
Gurav has made efforts to spread the game in 30 out of 36 districts of the state. He has also been instrumental in founding of Lagori organisations at the national and international levels. He is the founder of Amateur Lagori Federation of India and International Lagori Federation. Gurav informed that the Federation would be working out a plan so that the first ever World Cup for the Lagori could be organised sometime in December 2015 or January 2016.
How is Lagori played?
Lagori, also known as Lingorchya in Maharashtra, is played by two teams in an unlimited area. A member of one team (the seekers) throws a soft ball at a pile of stones to knock them over. Then the seekers try to restore the pile of stones while the opposing team (the hitters) throws the ball at them. If the ball touches a seeker, he is out and his team continues without him. But a team member can always safeguard himself by touching the opposite team member before the ball hits him.
Where else is it played?
It is known as Pitthu in Haryana, Sitoliya in Rajasthan and Yedu Penkulata, Dikori or Pittu in Andhra Pradesh. In Kerala, it is known as Dabba Kali and is played with a ball made of coconut leaves. In Tamil Nadu, it is called Ezhu Kallu. Similarly, it is known as 7 Sang in Iran, Teelo in Canada, Pitho Garam in Pakistan, Seven Tilo in Nepal, Sat Chara in Bangladesh, Santracon in Afghanistan.
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