David Warner in 2015
Australia’s David Warner, who was in the form of his life across all formats in 2015, brought the same intensity to the IPL and transformed Sunrisers Hyderabad into strong contenders all on his own with the help of his batting exploits. The team’s journey was limited to the league stage, but, Warner was in dominating avatar, hammering 562 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 156.54. The most amazing part was that he was entrusted with captaincy role in the same season and there was no effect of the added responsibility on him at all.