BAM taking the statement of Muhammad Hafiz Hashim in a positive way, says secretary Ng Chin Chai
The secretary of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), Ng Chin Chai said that the governing body is taking the statement of Muhammad Hafiz Hashim positively in which the shuttler lamented for the lack of team-spirit that national squad showed in the
Axiata Cup, the richest ever tournament in team-event category.
Hafiz, the World Number 32 shuttler from Malaysia, said that while playing against Indonesian shuttlers, the Malaysian players showed no unity and also did not support the battling shuttlers in a way they should have.
However, Chin Chai said that Hafiz’s statement has brought this into the notice of BAM and they will try to do everything possible in order to build a team spirit among the shuttlers.
He has realised that it will be essential for the upcoming Thomas Cup Finals which will take place in China in next month.
He said, “We are taking Hafiz’s statement in a positive way. It has opened our eyes and we know what we can do in the Axiata Cup in the future. In fact, we will get the team all psyched up for the coming Finals.”
While talking about the Axiata Cup, Chin Chai said that it was a remarkable opportunity for Malaysian shuttlers to have a good warm-up before the Thomas Cup but they failed to take benefit from it.
He said, “The Axiata Cup could have served as a good warm-up competition for the team ahead of the Thomas Cup Finals. We did not capitalise on it but we have planned many things to keep the players together as a build-up to the Finals.”
Chin Chai appreciated the superb spirit shown by Indonesian shuttlers in the team-event matches of Axiata Cup.
He also expressed that it is the impressive team-spirit that always gives advantage to Indonesia over Malaysia whenever it comes to compete in a team-event competition.
Same thing happened in the semi-final of Axiata Cup where Indonesians played like a united team and supported every battling shuttler.
Nevertheless, Chin Chai said that from now onwards BAM will be looking into every possibility to create a bond between shuttlers and make them play like a unit in the team-event tournaments.
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