The India national baseball team is the national men's team of India in international-level baseball competitions.
India national baseball team | |
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Information | |
Country | ![]() |
Federation | Amateur Baseball Federation of India |
Confederation | WBSC Asia |
WBSC ranking | |
Current | 72 ![]() |
Asian Championship | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 1987) |
Best result | 7th |
India has produced two players that have achieved Major League status in the United States: Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel.[2][3]
Pesapallo
editPesapallo, 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
editAsian Baseball Championship
editAsian Baseball Cup
editBaseball United Arab Classic
edit- 2024 – 5th
Other tournaments
edit- 2015 Presidential Cup Iran – Gold[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Vercammen, Paul (11 December 2008). "Indian pitchers are first for America's national pastime". CNN. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ Shah, Wajiha (31 January 2010). "Bhadohi boy Rinku is English-speaking baseball star of American league". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Pesäpallo World Cup". Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Taiwan virtual Asian Champ". Manila Standard. 31 August 1987. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | Scores..." Baseball Federation of Asia. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Indian baseball team create history in Iran, win first ever Gold medal". Retrieved 13 May 2024.