Former BlackCaps head coach Gary Stead has rejoined New Zealand Cricket (NZC) in a new position as high-performance coach, the board announced on Friday.

According to an NZC statement, Stead’s duties will involve “supporting player and coach development, as well as high-performance programmes."

This appointment comes less than four months after Stead stepped down as head coach of the New Zealand men’s team in June, following a highly successful tenure from 2018 to 2025.

During that period, he led the team to three major finals in limited-overs cricket: the 2019 ODI World Cup, the 2021 T20 World Cup, and the 2025 Champions Trophy. He also guided New Zealand to victory in the inaugural World Test Championship final (2019–2021), defeating India.

“New Zealand cricket’s very much been at my

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