Rob Walter has been hired to coach the New Zealand men’s cricket team in all three formats as a replacement for Gary Stead.

Rob Walter has been named as the new New Zealand head coach of the men's national team after Gary Stead left after his 7-year tenure came to an end. Walter worked as the head coach of the South Africa team till April this year.

Walter, 49, was most recently coach of South Africa's one-day international and Twenty20 teams but knows New Zealand cricket well after stints in charge of provincial teams as well as his time overseeing a Black Caps "A" tour of India in 2022.