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Don't drop this ball!

BHUBANESWAR: India may be out of the ongoing cricket World Cup but there seems to be no decline in enthusiasm in the country. A diamond-studded cricket ball, which would be conferred on best international player of the Cup, is currently on move across 21 cities of the country. The ball was on display at the city-based H.M. Jewellers and it attracted sizeable crowd to the centre. "The ball is created with a fine blend of 82.5 gram gold and 30 cts diamond. The value of this ball is approximately Rs 30 lakhs," Derrick Pereira, deputy GM of D'Damas said.

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