12 Facts About Mike Hesson

Michael James Hesson was born on 30 October 1974 and is a New Zealand cricket coach and former head coach of the New Zealand cricket team.

Mike Hesson coached Argentina and Kenya, and Otago in NZ domestic cricket.

Mike Hesson was appointed head coach of New Zealand on 20 July 2012, taking over from John Wright in August for their tour of India, and later extensions to his contract would have taken him through to the end of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, but Hesson announced his resignation on 7 June 2018, ending his tenure as one of the most successful coaches in the history of the national side.

Mike Hesson proved his talent for picking players who could translate domestic success into international success.

From August 2012 to April 2018, when his reign culminated in a Test series win at home against England, Mike Hesson's team played 53 Tests, won 21, lost 19 and drawn 13.

In completed ODIs, Mike Hesson oversaw 112 for 65 wins, 46 losses and a tie; the 1980s results were 122 played, 56 won and 66 lost.

Mike Hesson developed a reputation for being a paragon of calm and a brilliant man-manager, and for developing and maintaining an admirable team culture, all the while taking the BlackCaps to unprecedented success.

In May 2018 Mike Hesson was appointed as a coach representative on the International Cricket Council Cricket Committee.

On 3 January 2019 Mike Hesson joined the Sky Sports commentary team for the home white ball series.

Mike Hesson served as the head coach of IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab before stepping down on 8 August 2019.

In 2023 Mike Hesson was appointed as the Head Coach of a PSL franchise Islamabad United.

In February 2024, Mike Hesson started a YouTube channel named "Coach Mike Hesson".