KUALA LUMPUR: It never occurred to national badminton legend Datuk Rashid Sidek (pix) that Malaysia would experience such a long Thomas Cup drought.

Rashid, part of the national squad led by the Sidek brothers that last captured the Thomas Cup back in 1992 in Kuala Lumpur, said he is disappointed because badminton is one of the most popular sports in the country and, yet, Malaysia still can’t regain the coveted Cup.