NZ women\'s cricket team coach Haidee Tiffen to step down

NZ women's cricket team coach Haidee Tiffen to step down

ANI  |  Cricket 

women's team, Haidee has decided against reapplying for the position after her contract expires at the end of July.

In a statement issued from on Friday, said she wanted to look for "other opportunities to develop her skills and work with a wider range of people, possibly in different codes", stuff.co.nz reported.

"I believe in collaboration, hard work, respect, and team first and I have enjoyed developing a learning environment where players are supported and encouraged to take responsibility to be better every day," said.

Tiffen, who took over the coaching reins four years ago, pulled out of White Ferns' 0-3 ICC Women's Championship defeat against in the Rose Bowl series last month as she felt she was not in the right frame of mind to

The decision came soon after a review of the ICC Women's World T20 2018 in the Caribbean, where New Zealand failed to advance beyond the group stage.

"I just want to do what's best for the team," Tiffen had said at the time. "The review was fairly confronting and challenging, and I can't really imagine being in the right frame of mind to help this side during the upcoming series."

New Zealand Cricket wished Tiffen well, saying she has contributed strongly to the growth of the women's game.

"Haidee's made a decision and we understand and respect that. She is a who leaves NZC with her head held high, and knowing she has a healthy future in the game," he said.

"Women's international cricket has been making some rapid gains of late and Haidee has worked tirelessly in what has been an increasingly-competitive high-performance environment. We wish her well and thank her for the integrity and passion she has brought to the role," the added.

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First Published: Fri, March 22 2019. 14:03 IST