India national baseball team
 India national baseball team | |
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| Information | |
| Country | India |
| Federation | Amateur Baseball Federation of India |
| Confederation | Baseball Federation of Asia |
| WBSC ranking | 62  1 (31 December 2021)[1] |
| Asian Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1987) |
| Best result | 7th |
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 were both been contracted by the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in 2009,[2] although Singh has since left the sport.
Results[]
India defeated Iran 11-10 to win the gold medal in the Presidential Cup Friendly Baseball Tournament held at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran in September 2015. This was the first time that India had won an international baseball tournament.[3][4]
Pesapallo[]
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. One of the emerging player’s of the league is Saiesh Reddy of Hyderabad,India. India secured bronze medal by defeating Australia in their medal winning match.
Asian Championship[]
1987 Asian Baseball Championship – 7th
1989 Asian Baseball Championship – 7th
1995 Asian Baseball Cup - 
Bronze
1999 Asian Baseball Cup - 
Silver
2015 Asian Baseball Cup (West Zone) - Bronze
2015 Presidential Cup Iran - 
Gold
2019 Asian Baseball Cup (West Zone) - Bronze
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Asian Baseball Cup[]
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Cup | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Indian pitchers to make pro debuts". ESPN.com. ESPN Inc. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Indian baseball team create history in Iran, win first ever Gold medal". Sportskeeda. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Indian baseball team create history in Iran, win first ever Gold medal". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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