Rob Walter has been hired to coach the New Zealand males’s cricket crew in all three codecs as a alternative for Gary Stead.
Walter coached South Africa’s groups within the one-day and Twenty20 codecs from January 2023 till April this 12 months. Before then he coached New Zealand’s Otago province for 5 years and on the Central Districts affiliation.
He guided South Africa to the semifinals of the 2023 World Cup and the Champions Trophy earlier this 12 months within the ODI format and to the ultimate of the T20 World Cup final 12 months.
Stead was New Zealand head coach in all three codecs from 2018 till earlier this week, when New Zealand Cricket introduced it was searching for a alternative.
Stead introduced in March he was stepping down from his roles within the limited-overs codecs however meant to stay as take a look at coach. New Zealand Cricket stated it most well-liked a coach to steer the Black Caps in all three codecs.
“It’s an amazing opportunity to work with such a talented group of players and support staff through a period of time in which so many global events, as well as massive bilateral series will be contested,” Walter stated. “I just can’t wait to get started. It’s exciting, it’s challenging and the opportunity is enormous.”
The 49-year-old Walter was excessive on New Zealand Cricket’s listing of most well-liked candidates from the second it determined to pursue one other all-formats coach, ruling out Stead who guided the Black Caps to the inaugural World Test Championship.
“Rob is a world-class coach with an outstanding pedigree,” NZC chief govt Scott Weenink stated. “His success in New Zealand’s domestic game combined with his recent achievements on the global stage with South Africa makes him the ideal candidate to lead the Black Caps.” He’ll take over in time for New Zealand’s tour to Zimbabwe, which begins with a T20 tri-series in opposition to the hosts and South Africa earlier than a two-Test collection in opposition to Zimbabwe.
Published – June 06, 2025 09:44 am IST
