Gary Stead, head coach of New Zealand's cricket team since 2018, has announced his decision to step down from coaching the one-day international and T20 teams. His contract ends in June, and he is considering re-applying for the test team coaching role. Stead's tenure included leading New Zealand to the World Test Championship title in 2021 and a historic test series sweep against India, but he was unable to secure a major white-ball trophy. New Zealand Cricket will begin advertising for a new head coach next week, with no current preference for a split or sole coaching role across all formats.