Gary Stead: Black Caps coach on test series clean sweep

The Black Caps did the unthinkable over the weekend, securing a 3-0 test series win over India. 

New Zealand have become the first team to whitewash India at home in a series featuring three or more tests. 

Black Caps coach Gary Stead tells Mike Hosking winning in India is “incredibly special”. 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's been quite quite the arting in India, hasn't it?
Series whitewash, three Tests, three victories, first time we have
ever done at magic moment. Yeah, this is the greatest
Test series when in New Zealand Test cricket history. I
think it's probably fair we won by twenty five Gary
Steeds with us morning mate.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
Yeah, hi, Mike.

Speaker 1 (00:18):
Of all the things you've done, where's it sit?

Speaker 2 (00:23):
Probably right up there? Look, I think winning in India
is incredibly special just one Test, but win three in
a row over here is Yeah, it's really amazing. And
I said to the guys today, I think for me anyway,
it's right up there with winning the World TIS Championship.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
Take us through how it happens. So first time you
think this is great, weren't expecting it maybe, but good
on us, and then it sort of starts to build
from there. Did have that feel about it?

Speaker 2 (00:55):
Yeah? Look, I mean we knew that after the first
Test match, which probably favored us in terms of the
pitch conditions, and that a little bit more than we're
expecting that it was always going to be tough after that,
and they produced a couple of turners in Pune and
then in Mumbai, and I guess that's the one thing

(01:16):
that sort of makes you most proud is the way
that we've adapted to beat them sort of at their
own game. And that's yeah, particularly pleasing I think as
a coach anyway, are.

Speaker 1 (01:27):
They gracious and defeat the Indians so they come up
to you and go, can't believe it? Well done?

Speaker 2 (01:32):
Yeah? They were, They were very gracious. I think when
you play over here, it's hard if you haven't been
here to really understand. I guess the magnitude of the
crowd as well, and the noise that they make, and
you always talk about silencing the crowd if you can,
and if you know, if you've done that, you're in
a good position. And they certainly ride the highs and

(01:55):
lows with their team.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
Who is there hell to pay for the Indian team
from the locals and the press?

Speaker 2 (02:01):
Ah? Yeah, I imagine there is. There's always pressure, I
think on if they're not if they're not winning, because
they're expected to perform and win all the time. So
that's certainly nice of being in our shoes.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
Anyway, have you got something you can go on with now?
I mean, is this a thing or was this a
moment in time do you reckon?

Speaker 2 (02:21):
Oh look, I mean every test you go into or
every every series you play, you go in with the
highest of hopes and hoping that you can play your
best cricket. And I guess that's the one thing that's
most pleasing is I think the cricket that we've played
has been outstanding and there's been contributions from from everyone
right throughout the whole team throughout the series. So delighted

(02:43):
for the guys. And I guess all the hard work
that you do put in that it's nice for it
to pay off like this.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
I reckon go well with it, might appreciate it. Gary
Steed out of India this morning, heading off of Force
to Sri Lanka. The headline in the Sitting Morning Hero,
which doesn't normally come in New Zealand cricket doesn't involve
Australian It's just a bunch of keywis taking on the world,
which was a nice headline. For more from the Mic
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