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Major League Cricket (MLC) fra💟nchises 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, lea🐭ding to several high-profile international players entering the player pool.
Defending champions Washington Freedom retained 15 players—the highest among all teams—but opted to release Travis Head, who was their jointꦏ-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, Nitish Kumar, Corne Dry, Saif Badar, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Matཧthew Tꦚromp, Spencer Johnson, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
Released players: David Miller, Jason Roy, Shakib Al Hasan, Adam Zampa, Alex Care🎃y, Derone Davis, Josh Little, Waqar Sa𒁃lamkheil
MI New York (MINY)
Retained players: Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel, Heath Ri🌳chards, Rushil Ugarkar, Sunny Patel, Kieron Pollard, Ni🐠cholas 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, Hassan Khan, Liam Plunkett, Carmi Le Roux, Brody Couch, Karima Gore, Juanoy Drysdale, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Haris Rauf, Finn Allen, Jake Fras💜er-McGurk, Matthew Short
Released players: Sherfane Rutherford, Tajinder Singh, Wiaan ൩Mulder, Jahmar Hamilton, Josh Inglis, Abrar Ahmed, Matt Henry, Pat Cummins
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Seattle Orcas (SEO)
Retained players: Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Ali Sheikh, Ayan Desai, Aaron 💙Jones, Heinrich Klaasen, Ryan Rickelton, Lungi Ngidi,🌱 Nandre Burger, Zaman Khan
Released players: Hammad Azam, Nauman Anwar, Shubham Ranjane, Imad Wasim, Keemo Paul, Michael Bracewell, Qu🍌inton 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 Santner, Raj Nannan, Zia Shahzad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ottneil Baartm🧔an
Washington Freedom (WAF)
Retained players: Andries Gous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, 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 Reddy, Andrew Tye, Jasdeep Sing𒊎h
