Agencies
Bangalore, Dec 22: Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth said Tuesday the new rule of ‘Trump Match’, introduced in the second edition of Premier Badminton League (PBL), will be a big challenge for coaches as it could make or break the fortunes of the teams.
“We have never done these kind of things and obviously it (trump match) is exciting. There will be a lot of strategy involved in it. I think it is a very big job and a challenge for any coach,” Srikanth told reporters here after the launch of ‘Bengaluru Top Guns’ team.
A team winning the trump match, after selecting one of the five matches in a tie, would fetch them a bonus point and a negative point in case of defeat.
Bengaluru Top Guns coach Arvind Bhat admitted that the rule will throw a big challenge for the coach. “The rule will put the coach under scanner. He has to take the right decision on it, so that the team gains bonus points rather than losing points and eventually losing the tie from a winning position, in rare cases,” Bhat said.
Ace women’s doubles shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa said the trump match is an exciting rule because a winning team could eventually turn out to be losers. “The rule is exciting because anything can happen – you could lose if you fail to make the most of your trump match. So, that puts lot of pressure on players. It is a wonderful idea … it will be pretty nerve-wracking for people to watch as well,” she said.
