Auckland, April 8 -- New Zealand men's head coach Gary Stead has officially announced his decision to step down from his role in the white-ball formats, as per the official website of ICC.

Stead will also decide in the next few weeks if he wishes to reapply for the Test role.

First appointed to the position in 2018 following the resignation of Mike Hesson, Stead is considered one of New Zealand's greatest coaches, having steered the men's team to the innaugural World Test Championship title in 2021, and to an unprecedented 3-0 Test series sweep of India on the sub-continent last year.

In the white-ball formats, the side reached the final of the recently-concluded Champions Trophy in Pakistan and UAE, a Cricket World Cup Final in 2019, ...