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Cricket trying to gain a foothold in Japan

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AlJazeeraEnglish

Japan is hosting the first East Asia Cricket Cup in Sano, near Tokyo. Japan’s cricketers are a long way from competing at the highest level but the game does have a presence in the country. National cricket team captain, Masaomi Kobayashi, talks to Al Jazeera about the sport’s growing popularity in Japan. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

South Korea’s cricket switch

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AlJazeeraEnglish

Baseball is king in South Korea – but for a few weeks at least, there’s a new sport in town. Cricket is being held at the Asian Games in Incheon, and as hosts, the Koreans are putting out a team. Most of them had never played cricket until a year ago, but their baseball careers have helped them adapt – while their skill with chopsticks has been an unlikely aid to spin bowling. Paul Rhys reports.