Walter to coach New Zealand? (2025)

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Rob Walter

Published on April 8, 2025

Rob Walter is in line to coach New Zealand’s white-ball teams afterGary Stead announced he will step down from the role and is considering his future with the Test team.

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Walter has been linked with the Black Caps since his shock resignation as Proteas white-ball coach last week. The 49-year-old and his family live in New Zealand.

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Stead, the 53-year-old who has been in charge of all three formats since taking over from Mike Hesson in 2018, said he wanted to spend more time at home.

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“I’m looking forward to getting away from touring life for a while and having a think about my future,” he said, pointing to a hectic calendar in the last six months that saw “relatively non-stop cricket”.

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Stead said he was evaluating his options, “but still feel I have coaching left in me, albeit not as head coach across all formats.

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“I’ll be in a better position to know whether I want to reapply for the Test coaching position after this time of reflection,” he added.

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Arguably New Zealand’s most successful coach, Stead’s contract expires in June.

New Zealand Cricket’s chief high-performance officer Bryan Stronach said the search for a new coach would begin next week, with Stead being given time to decide if he wants to reapply for the Test role.

“Gary’s results have been very impressive over a long period and we’re very comfortable giving him some time to collect his thoughts and mull things over,” said Stronach.

“At the moment we haven’t any strong preference for either a split-coaching role or a sole appointment who covers all three formats.

“We’re unlikely to be clearer on that until we see who’s putting their name forward.”