Coaching Royal Challengers Bangalore and Creating The Hive
Late 2008 and early 2009, saw Jennings take over as the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore, a team in the Indian Premier League owned by the business tycoon Vijay Mallya. He was now heading a unit that saw a forgettable IPL 2008 after finishing 7th on the table among the 8 competing teams. Jennings brought the team together by making Anil Kumble the captain of the side for the second edition of the IPL that was to start in South Africa. Under Jennings, RCB saw success and made it to the finals of the league facing Deccan Chargers in 2009. This was a big turn around for the franchisee and the team who had a bad run the only previous season. The same year, Royal Challengers Bangalore also qualified for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20. In 2010, the team made it till the Semi-Finals losing to Mumbai Indians and later finishing 3rd on the table. Jennings also has a huge fan following from the city of Bangalore from where the Royal Challengers Bangalore play from. He also created the cartoon The Hive.
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