2. Johnny Bairstow

The English opener and wicket-keeper will open the innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad and will also have to keep wickets for the franchise if they decide not to play Wriddhiman Saha or Sreevats Goswami. Johnny Bairstow will also have the role to give the team a head start along with David Warner.

Bairstow showed signs of explosive batting last year against Royal Challengers Bangalore where he scored a century against the Bangalore bowling line-up.

The English swashbuckling opener had a sensational start to his Indian Premier League career last season, where he racked up 448 runs in matches at an average of 55.62 and a strike-rate of 157.2 with the help of two half-centuries and a blistering three-figure score.