Team Sizes
Sports · टीम का आकार
📋Quick Overview
Number of players in a team is one of the most frequently asked questions in competitive exams. Each sport has a fixed number of players on the field at a time. Some sports like Cricket have 11 players, while others like Basketball have 5.
📖Players Per Team — Complete Table
| Players | Sport |
|---|---|
| 5 | Basketball, Kho-Kho (on field) |
| 6 | Volleyball, Ice Hockey, Kabaddi (on mat) |
| 7 | Water Polo, Kabaddi (total on mat = 7) |
| 9 | Baseball, Kho-Kho (total per side) |
| 11 | Cricket, Football, Hockey (field) |
| 12 | Kho-Kho (total squad per side) |
| 15 | Rugby Union |
| 4 | Polo |
| 2 | Tennis Doubles, Badminton Doubles, Table Tennis Doubles |
| 1 | Tennis Singles, Badminton Singles, Boxing, Wrestling, Golf |
📝Important Points
- •Cricket, Football, and Hockey all have 11 players per side — the most asked fact
- •Volleyball has 6 players on court (not 7 — common exam trap)
- •Basketball has 5 players per side on court
- •Polo has only 4 players per team — smallest team sport
- •Kabaddi has 7 players on the mat at a time (total squad 12)
- •Rugby Union has 15 players; Rugby League has 13 players