Main League Cricket (MLC) franchises have introduced their retained and launched participant lists forward of the 2025 draft, scheduled on February 19. The six groups have made strategic roster changes, resulting in a number of high-profile worldwide gamers coming into the participant pool.
Defending champions Washington Freedom retained 15 gamers—the very best amongst all groups—however opted to launch Travis Head, who was their joint-highest run-scorer final season.
Among the many notable home gamers not retained are MI New York’s Steven Taylor, Seattle Orcas’ Shehan Jayasuriya and Washington Freedom’s Jasdeep Singh.
MLC 2025: Retained and launched gamers
LA Knight Riders (LAKR)
Retained gamers: Ali Khan, Adithya Ganesh, Unmukt Chand, Nitish Kumar, Corne Dry, Saif Badar, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Matthew Tromp, Spencer Johnson, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
Launched gamers: David Miller, Jason Roy, Shakib Al Hasan, Adam Zampa, Alex Carey, Derone Davis, Josh Little, Waqar Salamkheil
MI New York (MINY)
Retained gamers: Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel, Heath Richards, Rushil Ugarkar, Sunny Patel, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult
Launched gamers: Dewald Brevis, Steven Taylor, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Ruben Clinton, Shayan Jahangir, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada
San Francisco Unicorns (SFU)
Retained gamers: Corey Anderson, Hassan Khan, Liam Plunkett, Carmi Le Roux, Brody Sofa, Karima Gore, Juanoy Drysdale, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Haris Rauf, Finn Allen, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Quick
Launched gamers: Sherfane Rutherford, Tajinder Singh, Wiaan Mulder, Jahmar Hamilton, Josh Inglis, Abrar Ahmed, Matt Henry, Pat Cummins
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Seattle Orcas (search engine marketing)
Retained gamers: Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Ali Sheikh, Ayan Desai, Aaron Jones, Heinrich Klaasen, Ryan Rickelton, Lungi Ngidi, Nandre Burger, Zaman Khan
Launched gamers: Hammad Azam, Nauman Anwar, Shubham Ranjane, Imad Wasim, Keemo Paul, Michael Bracewell, Quinton de Kock
Texas Tremendous Kings (TSK)
Retained gamers: Joshua Tromp, Calvin Savage, Milind Kumar, Mohammad Mohsin, Zia-ul-Haq, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Faf du Plessis, Devon Conway, Noor Ahmad, Marcus Stoinis
Launched gamers: Aaron Hardie, Aiden Markram, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner, Raj Nannan, Zia Shahzad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ottneil Baartman
Washington Freedom (WAF)
Retained gamers: 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
Launched gamers: Travis Head, Akeal Hosein, Akhilesh Reddy, Andrew Tye, Jasdeep Singh