Overview

• New Zealand Cricket has moved to a single all-formats coach model, prompting Gary Stead’s departure after seven years in charge.
• Rob Walter, 49, steps in from mid-June on a contract running through the 2028 ICC T20 World Cup.
• Walter’s coaching résumé includes leading South Africa’s white-ball sides to the 2024 T20 World Cup final and 2023 ODI World Cup semifinals and stints with Otago Volts and Central Stags.
• His tenure will cover New Zealand through three major ICC tournaments and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
• Walter’s first assignment is New Zealand’s July tour of Zimbabwe, featuring a T20 tri-series with South Africa and a two-test series against Zimbabwe.