It could be said that in a certain sense that the kind of cricket coach Luke Ronchi is typically mirrors the way his New Zealand side have been. And that’s calm, always with a plan, silently courageous and always disciplined. As the head coach of the BlackCaps New Zealand side, his most recent triumph just came just hours ago. And that too, away from the comfort of playing in the home conductions- in the Caribbean.
The visiting New Zealand side made light work of what was always a gettable 141 run ask set by the Shai Hope team in the third and the final one dayer played at Providence in Guyana and with this 6-wicket triumph, Luke Ronchi perhaps oversaw one of the last series’ in his tenure as the coach of the New Zealand side.
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Now it comes as a confirmed piece of news that the current coach is going to step down in his capacity after one last series against India that is slated to happen towards the end of the year.
A sudden change? Perhaps, or maybe not, entirely!
There’s a reason for that. And that is largely down to the fact that the former New Zealand cricketer has already accepted the post of the coach of the Melbourne Renegades side in the men’s edition of the Big Bash League, which without a doubt is the premier T20 franchise league in Australia.
But it could be said that during his time as the coach of the men’s side, a position he offered after succeeding Peter Fulton in 2020, the New Zealand side crowned themselves with several esteemed and vital glories at the highest firmament of the game.
They emerged as the World Test Championship winning side in 2021. They played the finals of the men’s T20 World Cup on two separate occasions, one each in 2021 and the other in 2026. They made history after beating India 3-0 and that too, in India which happened in 2024, later winning the one day series there in 2026.
Moreover, New Zealand also won a test series in England under Tom Latham with the great Kane Williamson not even being there in entirety.
Luke Ronchi, therefore, will always be regarded as a courageous and determine coach who capped many firsts for the New Zealand side without ever appearing to be a major headlining act whilst always guiding and inspiring the side to do well in the background.
