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When Rinku Singh won the Million Dollar Arm show in 2008, the Indians' 'Great American Dream' of playing professional baseball became a reality and now the promoters of that very contest want Americans to realise the 'Great Indian Dream' of playing in cash-rich Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament.

It was a weekend to remember for Uttar Pradesh-born US baseball league players Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel as they met US President Barack Obama and Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho at the White House in Washington DC.

Lakshman Somasundaram applauds Indian villagers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel for making baseball history.

Left-hander Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel pitched in front of scouts from the Pittsburgh Pirates and other Major League organisations on November 12 before being signed up as non-draft free agents.