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New Zealand cricketer Grant Elliott has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Tuesday (August 21). This decision has come just after his stint with Birmingham Bears in the Vitality T20 Blast, which ended just after his team failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Gary Stead has been appointed as the replacement for Mike Hesson, who resigned from the post in June 2018 citing personal reasons, for the role of New Zealand’s cricket coach today. Stead has stated that it will be an honour and privilege to work with the team to help them develop.

Michael Hesson has stepped down as head coach of the New Zealand cricket team after a period of almost six years in charge of the Black Caps. Under Hesson’s tutelage, the New Zealand team enjoyed one of the most successful records in the sport of cricket on the international stage.

Kiwi leg-spinner Ish Sodhi, who got an IPL call-up just a few weeks back, feels that Indian Premier League is a fast-moving competition and is improving cricket at a very rapid rate. He described the cash-rich league’s experience as ‘surreal’ and wanted to learn as much as he can from Shane Warne.