 He won the 2016 Indian Premier League with Sunrisers Hyderabad, after putting strong batting performances alongside captain David Warner.He scored 501 runs in 17 matches at an average of 38.53 in the tournament and became the 5th highest run-scorer of the tournament, and Hyderabad's second, behind Warner.He was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2017 Indian Premier League.