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WATCH: Boy, 10, who ate entire watermelon including the rind at cricket match admits he did it to get on TV

An Australian boy has earned cult status among cricket fans after he was filmed eating a whole watermelon - including the rind - in Melbourne.

An Australian boy has earned cult status among cricket fans after he was filmed eating a whole watermelon - including the rind - in Melbourne.
Mitchell Schibeci - dubbed "watermelon boy" - said he devised the stunt to get his face on the game's big screen at a Big Bash match.
The 10-year-old told the BBC: "It was a lot more hard work than I thought it would be... I just kept on eating and eating it.
"I've been doing it for a long time - I just like the taste of it," he said.
The clip of Mitchell tucking into the melon was picked up as Play of the Day, but he insisted: "I'm not really a hero, I'm just a normal average kid."