After a string of defeats for Kolkata Knight Riders [Images], team owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan [Images] has decided he will return to South Africa [Images] only if the team starts winning.
The actor, who returned to Mumbai [Images] to cast his vote in the general elections, said he will stay put in Mumbai as he does not want to be a part of the "sadness" that follows every defeat.
"If they are doing well, I will go back; otherwise, I don't like going back and feeling sad for the boys, because there is a lot of talent in the team and a lot of hard work," said a demoralised Shah Rukh.
Kolkata Knight Riders have played five matches and won only one in the second season of the Indian Premier League [Images].
"I feel very bad when we are not winning. I don't want to participate in that sadness with them," he added.
Even before the tournament got underway, KKR was beset with controversies, be it the multiple-captaincy issue, or clash with
cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar [Images], or tell-all blog, allegedly being written by a team insider.
Shah Rukh's latest comments are quite contrary to the sentiments expressed by him in his official blog, titled 'Keep the Faith' a few days ago.
"I don't know if the path we have chosen is correct or not...It's just a path we the Knight Riders have chosen to walk on and will stick to it, till the very end," he had said in the blog.
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