Chinni Daandu or Gilli Daandu is a game popular in southern parts of India, Karnataka in particular. Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...

The game involves a small piece of wood, called chinni, which is sharpened on each end. It looks similar to the bail used on cricket stumps. The Daandu is a stick used to hit the edge of the chinni, in order to pop the chinni off the ground, and then to hit it hard enough to send it as far as possible. The word bail as a legal term means: Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that persons appearance for trial. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... In the sport of cricket, the term stump has three different meanings: part of the wicket, a manner of dismissing a batsman, and the end of the days play (stumps). // The stumps are three vertical posts which support two bails. ...

There are several variations of this game. They are played between 2 to 10 players, either individually or as a group. Singapi is one of the terms used in the game. Toor Daandl is another.