‘Would love to spend more time with my family’

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is all set to complete 10 years in international cricket on August 6 this year. The Daily Star’s Naimul Karim spoke to him regarding his decade-long ventures. The first segment of the exclusive interview was published yesterday. The following is a preview of the second and final segment.

On whether he gets tired with the constant cricket commitments

Actually this is the time to play for me.Cricket is everything, an income source, my love, part of life, so you can never be tired or you can never feel bad about playing.

On family life

I don’t think my life has changed that much. I am just a little bit busier. What I miss doing is spending more time with my family. That is something I have not been able to do in the last few months and I regret that.

On the possibility of a golden age for Bangladesh cricket

It may be the case because, if you see, all the teams are going through transitions or have just finished their transition at the moment. In our case, the transition happened a long time ago. And those present right now are established. 

On captaincy possibilities

If I get it, it’s fine, but I don’t care. Honestly speaking I don’t even think about it. 

Read the full interview in the June 25 print edition of The Daily Star