Williamson returned to action in the IPL 2022, where he is leading Sunrisers Hyderabad.
“We would like him to play everything if he’s available. Any team with Kane Williamson in it looks slightly stronger that one without him in it. Kane, like any of us, needs breaks at certain times and he’s dying to play for NZ again, I can assure you that. But we can’t burn him out in the future and have to be smart about those things.”
“We haven’t talked about that and at the moment Kane’s out of that role because he hasn’t been available for us. It hasn’t been discussed and when Kane comes back I expect him to be captain again.”
“We had a great night for Ross as well as Mike Sandle (New Zealand manager) as well, two stalwarts of our team that have been there for a long time,” Stead said. “We had some internal stuff and small presentations to the guys because I am not sure that the time they have put in does justice to any real gift you can give them. I hope they remember it fondly.
“I’ve seen it a few time before and been through it in my own career. I guess I have an understanding of what it was like. I have never seen Ross so content and happy in what he was doing and I think that speaks for the decision that he has got to. It’s important that he walks away to a happy place.”
Does he see Taylor in a coaching role in the future?
“We were having a chat last night just around coaching just about what it might mean and mentoring players in the future and I am sure he will be open at some stage to be able to do that,” he added. “In fact talking to the boys last night he mentioned that he is always there to listen and talk to people and I think that is the mark of the man he is.”