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India men's national baseball team

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India national baseball team
Information
CountryIndia India
FederationAmateur Baseball Federation of India
ConfederationWBSC Asia
WBSC ranking
Current 68 Steady (18 November 2024)[1]
Asian Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1987)
Best result7th

The India national baseball team is the national men's team of India in international-level baseball competitions.

India has produced two players that have achieved Major League status in the United States: Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel.[2][3]

Pesapallo

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Pesapallo, a Finnish derivative of baseball, was also introduced to India in 2007. Though it is an infrequent sport, people have come forward and recently a World Cup league was also played in India in year 2019. India secured bronze medal by defeating Australia in their medal winning match.[4]

Results

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Asian Baseball Championship

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Asian Baseball Cup

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  • Philippines 1995 –  Bronze
  • Thailand 1997 – 4th
  • India 1999 –  Silver
  • Pakistan 2015 (West Zone) –  Bronze[6]
  • Sri Lanka 2019 (West Zone) –  Bronze

Baseball United Arab Classic

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Other tournaments

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  • Iran 2015 Presidential Cup Iran –  Gold[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ Vercammen, Paul (11 December 2008). "Indian pitchers are first for America's national pastime". CNN. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ^ Shah, Wajiha (31 January 2010). "Bhadohi boy Rinku is English-speaking baseball star of American league". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Pesäpallo World Cup". Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Taiwan virtual Asian Champ". Manila Standard. 31 August 1987. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | Scores..." Baseball Federation of Asia. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Indian baseball team create history in Iran, win first ever Gold medal". Retrieved 13 May 2024.