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Rob Walter Hired as New Zealand's Cricket Head Coach After Leaving ...
- Rob Walter, a 49-year-old South African, was named New Zealand's new cricket head coach across all formats starting mid-June 2025.
- Walter resigned from his role leading South Africa's One Day and T20 teams in April 2025 to return permanently to New Zealand with his family.
- Walter has extensive experience in New Zealand cricket, having coached the Otago Volts and Central Stags, and overseen a Black Caps 'A' tour of India in 2022.
- Walter guided South Africa to the championship match of the 2024 T20 World Cup and reached the semifinal stage in both the 2023 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy. New Zealand Cricket praised him as an exceptional coach with a distinguished track record.
- Walter succeeds Gary Stead, who stepped down after seven years, and will lead the Black Caps during their upcoming Zimbabwe tour and through three major ICC events including the 2027 World Cup.
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New Zealand name Walter as new coach in all formats
South African Rob Walter was appointed New Zealand coach in all formats on Friday in the wake of Gary Stead's decision to stand down after seven years in charge. Stead announced on Wednesday that he would be leaving the job of test coach at the end of the month, having already relinquished the short format roles in April. Walter, 49, was most recently coach of South Africa's One-day international and Twenty20 teams but knows New Zealand cricket …
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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