Bangalore Royal Challengers, which finished seventh in the inaugural season, appointed Ray Jennings as their new coach towards the end of last year.
A former South African coach, Jennings replaced Martin Crowe, who was the team's chief cricket officer in the first edition.
Jennings, a former wicketkeeper, never got to play for his native country as his career spanned South Africa's isolation era, coached the national team for about six months (from October 2004 to May 2005) but was replaced by Mickey Arthur after his controversial and aggressive coaching methods didn't go down well with the players.
With owner Vijay Mallya shelling out $ 1.3 million dollars for Kevin Pietersen, Bangalore looked set for a fresh innings.
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Jennings even defended the confrontational style that contributed to Pietersen's ouster as England captain in January this year.
"I don't care a damn what happened with the England job," Jennings was quoted as saying. "Kevin and I are on the same wavelength -- that's all that matters."
The South African began on a winning note -- Bangalore dismissing holders Rajasthan for just 58, a tournament low, to win convincingly. But four successive defeats followed and a last-gasp win over Kolkata hardly provided any succour.
And with Pietersen, an expensive flop to put it mildly, leaving to join the England national team and a new captain yet to be decided, things aren't looking any better either.
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