Head was Washington Freedom's joint-highest run scorer last year. His release was a big surprise as he was one of the key players in the franchise's title-winning run last year.
The draft for the upcoming MLC season will take place on February 19. Defending Champions Washington Freedom retained a total of 15 players which is also the most among all the teams. However, they let go of Travis Head.
Seattle Orcas retained just seven players which is the fewest among all the MLC franchises. They retained just two overseas players in the form of Ryan Rickelton and Heinrich Klaasen. Both are gun T20 players with Rickelton enjoying a successful stint in international cricket since the last MLC season.
MI New York release South African quicks
MI New York have retained Kieron Pollard along with the likes of Trent Boult, Nicholas Pooran, and Rashid Khan. Pollard has been associated with the MI franchise for a long time now. He was picked by the Mumbai Indians in the IPL after his heroics for Trinidad & Tobago.
LA Knight Riders retained just three overseas players in the form of Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Spencer Johnson. They released Jason Roy, David Miller, Adam Zampa, and Shakib Al Hasan. They are likely to do the heavy work in the auction.
Texas Super Kings retain opening combo
However, they released Daryl Mitchell, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, and Naveen-ul-Haq among the overseas players. The release of Pathirana, who is one of the best T20 bowlers going around, was a big surprise ahead of the upcoming MLC draft.
List of players retained for MLC 2025
MI New York: Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel, Heath Richards, Rushil Ugarkar, Sunny Patel, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult
Seattle Orcas: Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Ali Sheikh, Ayan Desai, Aaron Jones, Heinrich Klaasen, Ryan Rickelton
Washington Freedom: 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
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