Gary Stead Named New Zealand Cricket Coach
Muhammad Rameez Published August 15, 2018 | 10:06 AM
Wellington, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Aug, 2018 ) :New Zealand cricket appointed former Test batsman Gary Stead as the new Black Caps coach Wednesday, with pundits describing him as a steady pair of hands to replace predecessor Mike Hesson.
Stead, 46, was a journeyman opening bat, playing just five Tests in 1999 before being dropped.
But he has excelled as a coach, guiding Canterbury to domestic titles in 2014, 2015 and 2017.
He also took the national women's team, the White Ferns, to the 209 World Cup final.
Stead was given a two-year contract and said he wanted to continue the improvement the Black Caps had shown under Hesson.
"This is a well-established and high-performing Black Caps side with an excellent captain in Kane Williamson and a real desire to win series and titles," he said.
"It's an honour and a privilege to be part of that. I can't wait to get started." Former batsman Peter Fulton said Stead would build on Hesson's legacy.
"He'll be very well organised, a lot of detail and a really good thinker about the game," he told Radio Sport.
"New Zealand Cricket have made it pretty obvious they were keen for someone who's going to come in and not rock the boat too much."
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