{"id":9772,"date":"2025-09-02T10:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/craig-mcmillan-appointed-nz-womens-team-assistant-coach-ahead-of-2025-world-cup-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T10:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:23:09","slug":"craig-mcmillan-appointed-nz-womens-team-assistant-coach-ahead-of-2025-world-cup-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/craig-mcmillan-appointed-nz-womens-team-assistant-coach-ahead-of-2025-world-cup-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig McMillan Appointed NZ Women&#8217;s Team Assistant Coach Ahead Of 2025 World Cup | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9543927\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 02, 2025, 15:40 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9543927\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-3594145042 asubttl-schema\">Craig McMillan becomes full-time assistant coach for the New Zealand women&#8217;s cricket team, joining Ben Sawyer and Dean Brownlie ahead of the ODI World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-3594145042 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Craig McMillan appointed full-time assistant coach of New Zealand women's team ahead of World Cup (PTI)\" title=\"Craig McMillan appointed full-time assistant coach of New Zealand women's team ahead of World Cup (PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-3594145042\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Craig McMillan appointed full-time assistant coach of New Zealand women&#8217;s team ahead of World Cup (PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Craig McMillan has been appointed as the full-time assistant coach for the New Zealand women\u2019s cricket team after serving in a part-time capacity for just over a year. His official tenure begins this week, and he will be working with head coach Ben Sawyer and batting coach Dean Brownlie. In a statement on Tuesday, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced that \u201cMcMillan will dedicate his time solely to the White Ferns and the female Players of Interest programme.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">With this new full-time role, McMillan will step back from his commentary career and other coaching engagements. McMillan, who was part of the management team during New Zealand women\u2019s title-winning campaign in the T20 World Cup last year, expressed his enthusiasm for his new position.<\/p>\n<h2>What Craig McMillan Said After Being Appointed New Zealand Women\u2019s Team Assistant Coach?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">\u201cI\u2019m over the moon to be in this role with the White Ferns. The women\u2019s game is going from strength to strength, and I\u2019m excited to continue to work with our talented players and help them reach their goals. The last year has gone so quickly, and I\u2019ve loved every minute of being part of a team that continues to improve, challenge one another, and does special things on the world stage,&#8221; McMillan said in a statement released by NZC.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">He also confirmed that preparations for the ODI World Cup, scheduled later this year in India and Sri Lanka, are well underway.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a busy period leading into the 50-over World Cup. We\u2019ve had a number of camps, including one in Chennai, which exposed the players to Indian conditions like what they\u2019ll face in October-November. The team is pumped to get back to India and take on another World Cup,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">The Women\u2019s ODI World Cup will take place from September 30 to November 2. The New Zealand women\u2019s team will start their campaign against the defending champions, Australia, on October 1 in Indore. NZC will announce the squad for the marquee event on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><strong><em>(With inputs from ANI)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/ritayan-basu-16281.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Ritayan Basu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. 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