Close-up of New Zealand cricket coach Gary Stead wearing a team cap and sunglasses, smiling during a match or training session.

Gary Stead steps down as BLACKCAPS coach after historic seven-year run

New Zealand Cricket

Criccaster logo by ESPNcricinfo powered by NEXA, featuring Nakul Sharma, Mayanti Langer, Jatin Sapru, Sambit Bal, and Raunak Kapoor.

Nakul Sharma wins ESPNcricinfo’s first-ever CricCaster contest, to debut on live show during IPL 2025 finale

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Stuart Broad of England celebrates after taking a wicket during a Test cricket match, wearing the England whites with arms outstretched.

Proteas enlist Stuart Broad’s Lord’s mastery ahead of World Test Championship Final vs Australia

SA20 League

Md Aminul Islam seated at his office desk after being elected as the 17th President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), with a plaque and trophy in the background.

Aminul Islam appointed President of Bangladesh Cricket Board in unanimous vote

Bangladesh Cricket Board

New Zealand cricket coach Gary Stead beside the NZC (New Zealand Cricket) logo

Gary Stead steps down as Black Caps head coach after nearly seven years

Cricexec Staff

Cricket coach Dale Benkenstein during a training session, wearing team gear and cap, focused on giving instructions.

Steven Croft appointed Lancashire Interim Men’s Head Coach as Dale Benkenstein departs

Lancashire Cricket

Graeme Swann speaking to a group of young cricketers during a coaching session for the Young Cricketers (YC) programme.

Graeme Swann leads MCC relaunch of Young Cricketers programme as Head Coach

Marylebone Cricket Club

Historic team photo featuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cricketers, shared in recognition of National Reconciliation Week.

Queensland’s first Indigenous cricketer, Albert Henry, honoured during National Reconciliation Week

Queensland Cricket

Dilip T, Shubman Gill, and Sai Sudharsan featured with BCCI and ECB logos in the background, representing cricket collaboration between India and England.

T. Dilip returns as India’s fielding coach; Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan likely to miss England warm-ups

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Heather Knight, England women's cricket team captain, poses for a portrait in the stands during a PCA event.

Heather Knight steps down as PCA Vice Chair after five impactful years

Professional Cricketers Association

Gerhard Lotter, newly appointed assistant coach of Cricket Namibia, standing on a cricket field in team training kit.

Capricorn Eagles appoint Gerhard Lotter as assistant coach to boost women’s cricket in Namibia

Cricket Namibia

Richard Illingworth, ICC cricket umpire, smiling in a pink shirt against a dark blurred background.

Richard Illingworth officiates 100th ODI as ICC celebrates umpiring great’s milestone

ICC

Collage of Lucy Pearson, Peter Moores, and Richard Thompson side by side, each facing forward in individual portraits.

People Moves: Roundup (May 23, 2025)

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Peter Moores with KFC BBL and Melbourne Stars logos, announced as new head coach for the 2025 Big Bash League season.

Melbourne Stars extend coach Peter Moores through BBL|16 after stunning finals return

Melbourne Stars

Freddie Wilde, Eoin Morgan, and Nathan Leamon featured with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) logo, highlighting key figures in English cricket strategy and analysis.

England scales back data-driven approach as analysts Leamon and Wilde exit under McCullum’s instinct-first regime

Cricexec Staff

Mark Jones smiling in front of the Bully Pulpit International logo on an orange background

Mark Jones, who helped secure cricket’s inclusion in LA28 Olympics, joins Bully Pulpit as MD, Sports

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