Gary Stead to depart as New Zealand head coach after 7-year tenure

Christchurch: New Zealand men’s head coach Gary Stead is set to leave his role when his contract finishes at the end of June after seven years in charge of the national side.

Stead, who last month confirmed he would step away as coach of the white-ball formats, was effectively ruled out of contention for the head coach role after NZC opted for one head coach across all three formats.

Considered as New Zealand’s most successful national coach, Stead oversaw the inaugural ICC World Test Championship win in 2021, and an unprecedented three-nil Test series sweep of India on the sub-continent last year, alongside five out of six finals appearances in ICC white-ball World Cups among other semi-final appearances at global tournaments.

“There’s been some amazing memories over the past seven years based around a group of fantastic and talented people who have gone out to give their best for their country, each other and for the fans,” Stead was quoted by NZC in a release. IANS

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