COLOMBO: Sri Lankan cricket fans all set to give emotional fare well to their legends, as Kumar Sangakkara and and Mahela Jayawardene are all set to play last match at home against England on Tuesday at Premadasa Stadium.
This is long partnership of legendry batsmen came to an end in Sri Lanka. It would be the best treat for Lankan legends if team captured a victory in seventh and last One Day International (ODI).
Both crickets have retired from Twenty 20 format while Jayawardene also retired from Test format as well.
Now both cricketer are all set to retire for One Day format as well. This world cup will be the last time these two gentlemen will be seen in the cricket ground representing Sri Lanka.
The pair are firm friends, co-owners of a restaurant called the Ministry of Crab, role-models, great batsmen and exemplars of a most handsome style.
They have known each half their lives, but they got to know each other particularly well during a Test partnership of 624 they shared in Colombo against South Africa, the highest Test stand of all time.
They have done their best to prepare Sri Lanka for the future without them by ushering Angelo Mathews into the captaincy.. Anyone doubting that should have seen what happened to Kusal Perera, the young opener, in the fifth ODI against England at Pallekele.
England team are 4-2 down in the series, the seventh game of this series will be significant if they give Alex Hales and Ben Stokes a last chance to make runs.
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