New Zealand enhance coaching roster with big names for away tours including CWC23
The Blackcaps have added former England players Ian Bell and James Foster among others to their coaching staff for the next four months, where the team will have a hectic schedule.
Bell and Foster are joined by Saqlain Mushtaq and former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming as former cricketers to take up different roles in the New Zealand coaching staff on a series-by-series basis.
Ian Bell will be the assistant coach during the upcoming T20I series against England, which is set to commence later this month.
Subsequently, he will step into the role of batting coach for the four-game ODI series scheduled from September 8. This role will continue as the team embarks on a crucial tour to Bangladesh from September 21 to 26.
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Luke Ronchi will grant head Coach Gary Stead a brief respite by stepping into his role during the Bangladesh tour by stepping in as head coach as preparation for the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 takes full swing.
Foster, meanwhile, is back with the Blackcaps for the first time since 2018. He will be the assistant coach for the team during the England ODI series. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL.
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Foster’s role will extend to the much-anticipated World Cup campaign slated for October and November, cementing his position as a vital component of the coaching setup.
Additionally, the team will benefit from the return of Stephen Fleming for his second coaching stint. Saqlain will step into the role of spin bowling coach for the Bangladesh Test series in December, following his involvement with the team’s white-ball tour of Pakistan in April.
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Post the World Cup, Stead will head back to New Zealand to prepare for the summer while Ronchi assumes head coach responsibilities for the Bangladesh Tests.
“We’re delighted with the caliber of coaches we’ve been able to confirm to assist the Blackcaps on the various tours,” New Zealand Cricket team manager Simon Insley said.
“New voices don’t just freshen things up for the players but they also bring new ideas and energy to the whole group which is especially important on away tours.”
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BLACKCAPS away tour coaching set-up 2023
UAE T20Is (Aug 12-21) – Gary Stead, Luke Ronchi, Shane Jurgensen,
England T20Is (Aug 30 – 5 Sept) – Gary Stead, Luke Ronchi, Shane Jurgensen, Ian Bell
England ODIs (Sept 8-15) – Gary Stead, Shane Jurgensen, Ian Bell, James Foster/Stephen Fleming
Bangladesh ODIs (Sept 21-26) – Luke Ronchi, Shane Jurgensen, Ian Bell
Cricket World Cup (Oct/Nov) – Gary Stead, Luke Ronchi, Shane Jurgensen, James Foster
Bangladesh Tests (Nov 28 – 10 Dec) – Luke Ronchi, Saqlain Mushtaq, bowling coach TBC
