{"id":530191,"date":"2026-07-17T05:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T05:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/530191\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T05:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T05:55:09","slug":"black-caps-batting-coach-luke-ronchi-to-step-down-after-india-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/530191\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Caps: Batting coach Luke Ronchi to step down after India series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt has always been my goal to try and help this team and the batters perform at the highest level and reflecting back, there have been some pretty memorable moments that I\u2019m proud to have been part of.<\/p>\n

\"LukeLuke Ronchi will step down as the Black Caps batting coach. Photo \/ Photosport<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be watching very closely and wish everyone all the very best with what\u2019s to come in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Black Caps test captain Tom Latham spoke about Ronchi\u2019s importance to the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s such a valued member of this group, certainly when he was playing, but also after he transitioned into the coaching space too, so it\u2019s disappointing to be losing a guy like Ronchs,\u201d Latham said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s someone who understands the environment and culture of this group and is a huge driver of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you could talk to most guys, and they\u2019d agree everyone\u2019s game has gone from strength to strength under his guidance, and he\u2019s always been someone who\u2019s worked incredibly hard for the team and that effort shows out in the middle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll miss him, but we obviously wish him all the best for what he\u2019s got coming up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ronchi will leave the Black Caps at the end of India\u2019s upcoming tour of New Zealand and a decision on his replacement will be made in due course.<\/p>\n

This decision comes after former Black Caps captain Stephen Fleming left his post with the Indian Premier League\u2019s Chennai Super Kings.<\/p>\n

Fleming told the Herald he would consider taking a role with New Zealand Cricket, but no approach as been made.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven my current employment state, I\u2019m happy to look at anything,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been reasonably open with that in the past. I\u2019ve had a couple of opportunities to join the Black Caps when on tour, and thoroughly enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis generation of New Zealand cricketers has been outstanding; we\u2019ve had some of the best ever. <\/p>\n

\u201cHaving had the chance to share some time with them whilst they\u2019ve been on tour and in competitions has been quite a highlight.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the opportunity did come up and the timing was right, absolutely I\u2019d look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fleming would also be interested in being involved with the proposed NZ20, set to launch in 2028<\/a>. <\/p>\n

He\u2019s had extensive experience in franchise T20 cricket with roles at the Texas Super Kings in American Major League Cricket and the Johannesburg Super Kings in South Africa\u2019s SA20 beyond his role in Chennai. <\/p>\n

The chance to be involved with franchise cricket in New Zealand is something he\u2019d be happy to take up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s certainly something I\u2019d love to be involved in,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWith it pushed back to 2028, there\u2019s certainly a possibility of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing away for 19 years, coaching overseas, my passion for cricket in New Zealand to flourish is very high.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there was an opportunity in that, that\u2019s something I\u2019d look into.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Black Caps are currently touring the West Indies and have a 2-1 lead<\/a> in the one-day international series with two matches remaining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cIt has always been my goal to try and help this team and the batters perform at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":530192,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[74,1135,182015,116173,7022,42574,1320,6097,71,106,2344,14731,102883,111,139,69,8998,205,116174,1963,213,21694,42327,199,61],"class_list":["post-530191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-after","tag-australian","tag-bash","tag-batting","tag-black","tag-caps","tag-coach","tag-down","tag-from","tag-head","tag-india","tag-league","tag-luke","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-position","tag-role","tag-ronchi","tag-series","tag-sports","tag-step","tag-stepped","tag-take","tag-to"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/530192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}