India's national past-time involves a bat and a ball but it's not baseball. So how did two young athletes from our country make it all the way to baseball's big leagues?
Players earn US training stint in May after winning pitching contest.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/talent-for-the-game-indians-to-pitch-for-us-baseball-team/78986-5.html
Cuba will defend its Olympic title against South Korea in the gold medal match on Saturday night.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/usa-beat-japan-for-baseball-bronze/71919-29.html
South Koreans have also defeated 2000 Olympic champions the US and Baseball World Classic winners Japan.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/south-korea-stun-cuba-in-baseball-preliminaries/71581-29.html
Batter Jayson Nix US was struck in the left eye by a fastball from Cuban hurler Pedro Luis Lazo.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/us-accuse-cuba-of-dirty-tricks-as-batter-hospitalised/71294-29.html
Cuba have won Olympic golds but lost the 2000 Sydney final 4-0 to the US squad.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/passions-politics-rise-as-uscuba-renew-olympic-rivalry/71204-29.html
Baseball has been dropped from the Games starting at London in 2012.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/favourites-eye-gold-in-baseballs-likely-farewell/70391-29.html
The facility is split in three, capable of hosting 15,000 fans in all.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/wukesong-baseball-field/70296-29.html
It was introduced as a demonstration sport at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.
The teenager's javelin throwing skills landed him a $100,000 baseball deal.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/up-village-produces-a-baseball-star-for-american-team/61961-3.html
Hema Malini is the Chief Patron of the Women's Baseball Federation of India.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/dreamgirl-hema-to-patronise-womens-baseball/58068-8.html
It's a home run that's crossing continents like never before.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/baseball-is-a-different-ball-game-in-manipur/49842-5.html
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