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.