A Sri Lankan boy imprints his palm on a giant white cricket ball on display at Colombo’s suburban Wattala area, yesterday. The cricket ball and a replica of Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup, are touring the island to drum up public support ahead of the 2011 sub-continent World Cup that will be played between Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh from February 19, 2011 to April 2.

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