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Major League Cricket (MLC) franchises have announced their retained and released player lists ahead of the 2025 draft, scheduled on February 19. The six teams have made strategic roster adjustments, leading to several high-profile international players enteringಞ the player po🤪ol.
Defending champions Washington Freedom retained 15 players—the highest among all teams—but opted to release Travis Head,💎 who was their joint-highest run-scorer last season.
Among the notable domestic players not retained are MI New York’s Steven Taylor, Seattle Orcas’ Shehan Jayasuriya and Washington Freedom’s Jasdeep Singh.
MLC 2025: Retained and released players
LA Knight Riders (LAKR)
Retained players: Ali Khan, Adithya Ganesh, Unmukt Chand, Nitis♛h Kumar, Corne Dry, Saif Badar, Shadley van Schalkwyk,꧟ Matthew Tromp, Spencer Johnson, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
Released players: David Miller, Jason Roy, Shakib Al Hasan, Adam Zampa, Alex Carey, Derone Davis, Josh Little,⛦ Waqar Salamkheil
MI New York (MINY)
Retained players: Ehsan Adil, Nosthu🍸sh Kenjige, Monank Patel, Heath Richards, ♋Rushil Ugarkar, Sunny Patel, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult
Released players: Dewald Brevis, Steven Taylor, Tim David🥃, Romario Shepherd, Ruben Clinton, Shayan Jahangir, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada
San Francisco Unicorns (SFU)
Retained players: Corey Anderson, Hassa🅺n Khan, Liam Plunkett, Carmi Le Roux, Brody Couch, Karima Gore, Juanoyℱ Drysdale, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Haris Rauf, Finn Allen, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short
Released players: Sherfane Rutherford, Tajinder Singh, Wiaan Mulder, Jahmar Hamilton, Jos💃h Inglis, Abrar Ahmed, Ma𓃲tt Henry, Pat Cummins
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Seattle Orcas (SEO)
Retained players: Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Ali Sh💟eikh, Ayan Desai, Aaron Jones, Heinrich Klaasen꧋, Ryan Rickelton, Lungi Ngidi, Nandre Burger, Zaman Khan
Released players: Hammad Azam, Nauman Anwar, Shubha♛m Ranjane, ❀Imad Wasim, Keemo Paul, Michael Bracewell, Quinton de Kock
Texas Super Kings (TSK)
Retained players: Joshua Tromp, Calvin Savage, Milind Kumar, Mohammad Mohsin, Zia-ul-Haq, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Faf du Plessis, Devon Conway, Noor Ahmad, Marcus Stoinis
Released players: Aaron Hardie, Aiden Markram, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell San⭕tner, Raj Nannan, Zia Shahzad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ottneil Baartman
Washington Freedom (WAF)
Retained players: Andries Gous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pi🅠🧸enaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ian Holland, Amila Aponso, Justin Dill, Lahiru Milantha, Yasir Mohammad, Marco Jansen, Glenn Maxwell, Lockie Ferguson, Rachin Ravindra, Steven Smith, Jack Edwards
Released players: Travis Head, Akeal Hosein, Akhilesh R🍰eddy, Andrew Tye, Jasdeep Singh
