Ray Jennings
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"Raymond Vernon Jennings" is a former South African cricket team/South African cricketer. He was one of South Africa's leading wicket-keepers during the apartheid era.

In October 2004 Jennings was appointed coach of the South Africa national cricket team on a short-term contract, he had previously coached South Africa A. Under Jennings, South Africa played four Test series, losing to India national cricket team/India and England cricket team/England before beating Zimbabwe national cricket team/Zimbabwe and the West Indies cricket team/West Indies. At the end of the West Indies tour he was replaced by Mickey Arthur.

He coached the Under-19 team in the 2008 World Cup in Malaysia before taking over as coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the second season of the IPL.

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I have enough experience around me, I trust that experience and I will be leaning on it.

The perception that the wicket was flat played a part (in the way South Africa bowled).

The job will be exciting, but daunting to start off with.