Gary Stead on Monday has decided to step away from New Zealand head coach from white-ball and will decide whether he will apply for the Test coach role in the next few weeks, said New Zealand Cricket (NZC).
Gary Stead was appointed in 2018 following the resignation of Mike Hesson. His contract has been renewed twice in 2020, and then in 2023. His current contract is expiring in June this year.
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“I’m looking forward to getting away from touring life for a while and having a think about my future,” said Stead.
“My focus has been on finishing the season strongly with a lesser experienced team.
“The past six to seven months has been particularly busy with relatively non-stop cricket action since September.
“I now want to evaluate my options but still feel I have coaching left in me, albeit not as Head Coach across all formats.
“The next month will give me the opportunity to discuss the situation more with my wife, family and others.
“I’ll be in a better position to know whether I want to reapply for the Test coaching position after this time of reflection.”
It was under Stead's leadership New Zealand has won the inaugural World Test Championship title in 2021, and then registered a historic 3-0 Test series win over Indian in India.
NZC Chief High Performance Officer Bryan Stronach said Stead deserved the opportunity to take some time out.
“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, and we’re unlikely to be clearer on that until we see who’s putting their name forward.”
Gary Stead was appointed in 2018 following the resignation of Mike Hesson. His contract has been renewed twice in 2020, and then in 2023. His current contract is expiring in June this year.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel.
“I’m looking forward to getting away from touring life for a while and having a think about my future,” said Stead.
“My focus has been on finishing the season strongly with a lesser experienced team.
“The past six to seven months has been particularly busy with relatively non-stop cricket action since September.
“I now want to evaluate my options but still feel I have coaching left in me, albeit not as Head Coach across all formats.
“The next month will give me the opportunity to discuss the situation more with my wife, family and others.
“I’ll be in a better position to know whether I want to reapply for the Test coaching position after this time of reflection.”
It was under Stead's leadership New Zealand has won the inaugural World Test Championship title in 2021, and then registered a historic 3-0 Test series win over Indian in India.
NZC Chief High Performance Officer Bryan Stronach said Stead deserved the opportunity to take some time out.
“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, and we’re unlikely to be clearer on that until we see who’s putting their name forward.”
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