Over 20 cricket stars have been retained by the six Major League Cricket (MLC) clubs ahead of the competition's second season.
With the season set to begin on July 4, 23 overseas players have been retained by the LA Knights Riders, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom.
The players retained include Australian trio Tim David, Adam Zampa and Spencer Johnson, reigning SA20 MVP Heinrich Klaasen, and Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan.
Out of all the teams, MI New York have retained the most players with seven, whilst the San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom have only decided to retain two players.
"We expect to see even more world-class players taking part in season two," MLC's tournament director Justin Geale said viaย ESPN Cricinfo.
Retentions List
LA Knight Riders:ย Sunil Narine, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Andre Russell, Jason Roy
MI New York:ย Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada
San Francisco Unicorns:ย Finn Allen, Haris Rauf
Seattle Orcas:ย Wayne Parnell, Imad Wasim, Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen
Texas Super Rings:ย Faf du Plessis, Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner
Washington Freedom:ย Akeal Hosein, Marco Jansen
