<p class="title">Comeback man David Warner would be the cynosure of all eyes when last year's finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad open their campaign against two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the 12th Indian Premier League here on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under Warner's captaincy Sunrisers won their maiden IPL title in 2016 and in 2017 he was the leading rungetter for his team.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But the Australian opener missed the last IPL because of the infamous ball-tampering episode in Capetown, and is set tp make his IPL comeback alongside Steve Smith.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Warner will be the most scrutinised player for Sunrisers this season after he was banned for a year over his role in the tampering scandal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">And come this year, both Warner and Smith would be hoping to make an impact for their respective IPL sides.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While his international ban ends on March 28, the left-handed opener is eligible to play in the franchise league and would be hoping to get into the zone to stake a claim in Australia's World Cup squad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Warner went under the knife for an elbow injury in January during the Bangladesh Premier League but made a successful comeback for his Sydney club Randy Petes with a 77-ball century in a one-day game earlier this month.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kane Williamson, who led them to runners-up finish in the Aussie's absence last season, will continue to captain Sunrisers, a team that is known for its depth and variation in bowling.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead Sunrisers' pace department, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan will be in charge of the spin attack.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sunrisers have traded in Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem and Abhishek Sharma for Shikhar Dhawan, but it remains to be seen how they overcome the Indian opener's departure.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In KKR's camp, skipper Dinesh Karthik will look to make most of the IPL opportunity to get the selectors' attention.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Taking charge of the team after Gautam Gambhir's exit, Karthik led KKR to third-place finish following their loss to SRH in the second eliminator last year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">KKR have roped in Carlos Brathwaite to go along side Andre Russell, Sunil Narine as they would look to reinforce their batting firepower with Chris Lynn.</p>
<p class="title">Comeback man David Warner would be the cynosure of all eyes when last year's finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad open their campaign against two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the 12th Indian Premier League here on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under Warner's captaincy Sunrisers won their maiden IPL title in 2016 and in 2017 he was the leading rungetter for his team.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But the Australian opener missed the last IPL because of the infamous ball-tampering episode in Capetown, and is set tp make his IPL comeback alongside Steve Smith.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Warner will be the most scrutinised player for Sunrisers this season after he was banned for a year over his role in the tampering scandal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">And come this year, both Warner and Smith would be hoping to make an impact for their respective IPL sides.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While his international ban ends on March 28, the left-handed opener is eligible to play in the franchise league and would be hoping to get into the zone to stake a claim in Australia's World Cup squad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Warner went under the knife for an elbow injury in January during the Bangladesh Premier League but made a successful comeback for his Sydney club Randy Petes with a 77-ball century in a one-day game earlier this month.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kane Williamson, who led them to runners-up finish in the Aussie's absence last season, will continue to captain Sunrisers, a team that is known for its depth and variation in bowling.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead Sunrisers' pace department, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan will be in charge of the spin attack.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sunrisers have traded in Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem and Abhishek Sharma for Shikhar Dhawan, but it remains to be seen how they overcome the Indian opener's departure.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In KKR's camp, skipper Dinesh Karthik will look to make most of the IPL opportunity to get the selectors' attention.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Taking charge of the team after Gautam Gambhir's exit, Karthik led KKR to third-place finish following their loss to SRH in the second eliminator last year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">KKR have roped in Carlos Brathwaite to go along side Andre Russell, Sunil Narine as they would look to reinforce their batting firepower with Chris Lynn.</p>