Umesh Valjee gives a wry smile when he considers what an umpire might make of a deaf cricket match. "Umpires will say, 'Oh what a lovely, quiet game of cricket. There is no sledging'," he says.

The retirement of Mahmudullah from T20Is is set to mark the end of a golden generation of cricket for Bangladesh. Along with Mashrafe Mortaza, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan ...