2015 and 2017 - David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
While David Warner started his IPL career with the Delhi Daredevils, he truly established himself playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He led from the front both with the bat and as a captain, winning the orange cap in 2015 and 2017 and losing out only to Virat Kohli's heroics in 2016. Further, as a captain, he led the franchise to their first and thus far only IPL title in 2016.
Ahead of the 2018 edition, however, Warner was banned from the IPL due to his involvement in the ball tampering scandal in South Africa. In addition to that, he was banned from international cricket for a year by Cricket Australia. Despite this, he made appearances in other T20 leagues around the world.
Warner was retained by the franchise ahead of the 2019 edition of the IPL; however, an elbow injury has raised question marks over both his international and his IPL comeback. It remains to be seen how Warner returns from his injury, and more importantly, from his one year ban.
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