US EditionRob Walter Hired as New Zealand's Cricket Head Coach After Leaving ...
- New Zealand Cricket appointed Rob Walter as the men's national head coach across all formats starting mid-June 2025.
- Walter replaces Gary Stead, who led New Zealand since 2018 and stepped down after relinquishing short format roles in April 2025.
- Walter previously coached South Africa's white-ball teams from January 2023 until April 2025, leading them to the 2024 T20 World Cup final and 2023 ODI World Cup semifinals.
- Walter's contract runs through the 2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which New Zealand will co-host, and includes leading the team on a July 2025 Zimbabwe white-ball tour.
- New Zealand Cricket chose Walter for continuity across formats, citing his domestic success and world-class pedigree as ideal for guiding the Black Caps through major upcoming ICC events.
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Former Proteas coach Rob Walter named New Zealand boss
Former South Africa coach Rob Walter has been named as New Zealand’s new coach, across all three formats of the game. The 49-year-old South African takes up the Black Caps job from the middle of June, and will lead the side on their upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. Walter was an early favourite for the job, after he quit his South African post leading their One Day and T20 sides in April. Lives in New Zealand It was revealed Walter never stopped livin…
New Zealand cricket names SA's Rob Walter as new coach in all formats
Rob Walter, who led South Africa to the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup and final of last year's Twenty20 World Cup, is contracted through to the end of the 2028 World Cup, which New Zealand is co-hosting with Australia.
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