Is there Cricket in Heaven? Sanath and Attapattu

Sanath and Atapattu, now pretty old guys, 80 and 86 years old,are sitting on a park bench feeding pigeons and talking about cricket,like they do every day.


Sanath turns to Atapattu and says, "Do you think there's cricket in heaven?"


Atapattu thinks about it for a minute and replies, "I dunno. But let's make a deal: if I die first, I'll come back and tell you if there's cricket in heaven, and if you die first, you do the same."


They shake on it and sadly, a few months later, poor Atapattu passes on. 


One day soon afterward, Sanath is sitting there feeding the pigeons by himself when he hears a voice whisper, "Sanath... Sanath !" 






Sanath responds, " Marvan ! Is that you ?"
"Yes it is, Sana ," whispers Attapattu's ghost. Sanath, still amazed, asks, "So, is there cricket in heaven?"
 "Well,"says Atapattu , "I've got good news and bad news." "Gimme the good news first,"says Sanath.


Atapattu says, "Well... there is cricket in heaven."


Sanath says, "That's great! What news could be bad enough to ruin that ?"


Atapattu sighs and whispers, "You are going to open the innings this Friday."