MLC 2025 Domestic Retained Players: The Major League Cricket teams have announced their domestic player retention lists ahead of the domestic player draft, set to take place on February 19.
The third season of the Major League Cricket is expected to play in its regular window in July month following the completion of the Indian Premier League 2025. Washington Freedom is the defending champion winning their title in the MLC 2024 final by defeating San Francisco Unicorns by 96 runs.
MLC 2025 Domestic Retained Players List
The draft pick order was based on the reverse order of the teams’ finishing positions in the 2024 season standings. Seattle Orcas had the first pick, if the team did not have enough purse to draft a player, they were automatically passed to the next team.
Following are the complete MLC 2025 Domestic Retained Players List for all six teams.
Los Angeles Knight Riders
Following are the complete Los Angeles Knight Riders domestic retained players list for the Major League Cricket 2025 season.
| Name | Category |
| Ali Khan | Domestic |
| Adithya Ganesh | Domestic |
| Unmukt Chand | Domestic |
| Nitish Kumar | Domestic |
| Corne Dry | Domestic |
| Saif Badar | Domestic |
| Shadley Can Schalhwyk | Domestic |
| Matthew Tromp | Rookie |
MI New York
MI New York made a bold decision by parting ways with Steven Taylor, their first-ever draft pick back in 2023. Following are the complete MI New York domestic retained players list for the Major League Cricket 2025 season.
| Name | Category |
| Ehsan Adil | Domestic |
| Nosthush Kenjige | Domestic |
| Monank Patel | Domestic |
| Heath Richards | Domestic |
| Rushi Ugarkar | Rookie |
| Sunny Patel | Supplementary |
San Francisco Unicorns
Following are the complete San Francisco Unicorns domestic retained players list for the Major League Cricket 2025 season.
| Name | Category |
| Corey Anderson | Domestic |
| Hassan Khan | Domestic |
| Liam Plunkett | Domestic |
| Carmi Le Roux | Domestic |
| Brody Couch | Domestic |
| Karima Gore | Domestic |
| Juanoy Drysdale | Domestic |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi | Rookie |
Seattle Orcas
Seattle Orcas entered the draft with the highest remaining purse of USD 180,000 after releasing several high-profile former internationals, including Shehan Jayasuriya, Nauman Anwar, and Hammad Azam.
Following are the complete Seattle Orcas domestic retained players list for the Major League Cricket 2025 season.
| Name | Category |
| Harmeet Singh | Domestic |
| Cameron Gannon | Domestic |
| Ali Sheikh | Domestic |
| Ayan Desai | Rookie |
| Aaron Jones | Supplementary |
Texas Super Kings
Texas Super Kings parted ways with former Pakistan first-class leg-spinner Zia Shehzad, who played just one match during his two-season stint with the franchise. Following are the complete Texas Super Kings domestic retained players list for the Major League Cricket 2025 season.
| Name | Category |
| Joshua Tromp | Domestic |
| Calvin Savage | Domestic |
| Milind Kumar | Domestic |
| Mohammad Mohsin | Domestic |
| Zia UL-Haq | Domestic |
| Saiteja Mukkamalla | Rookie |
Washington Freedom
Following are the complete Washington Freedom domestic retained players list for the Major League Cricket 2025 season.
| Name | Category |
| Andries Gous | Domestic |
| Mukhtar Ahmed | Domestic |
| Obus Pienaar | Domestic |
| Saurabh Netravalkar | Domestic |
| Ian Holland | Domestic |
| Amila Aponso | Domestic |
| Justin Dill | Domestic |
| Lahiru Milantha | Domestic |
| Yasir Mohammad | Rookie |
MLC 2025 Salary Cap
The draft had fixed salary caps for each round, with the highest being $75,000 in the first round and the lowest being $5,000 in the Rookie (U23) round. Following are the complete MLC 2025 Salary Cap details:
- First Round – $75,000
- Second Round – $65,000
- Third Round – $60,000
- Fourth Round – $50,000
- Fifth Round – $40,000
- Sixth Round – $35,000
- Seventh Round – $25,000
- Eighth Round – $20,000
- Ninth Round – $15,000
- Tenth Round – $10,000
- Rookie Round – $5,000
