Faulkner's role in the Australian ODI side has been taken up by Mitchell Marsh in the ongoing tri-series in West Indies.
Sunrisers Hyderabad won their maiden IPL title but a couple of players from the team made it to the list.
Warner is two away from becoming a third Australian to lift an Indian Premier League trophy as a captain.
The cricketer was recently involved in a hilarious promotional shoot for his franchise where he was required to wear traditional Gujarati attire.
Although it is too early to judge, with these innings, Faulkner has surely made his mark as a limited-overs finisher.
Despite playing a key role in short-format, James Faulkner was found playing in a dead rubber fifth Test of the 2013 Ashes, that did not help to showcase his talents in Test cricket.
Gujarat Lions will be coached by Brad Hodge and led by Suresh Raina in IPL 2016.
Gujarat Lions owner Keshav Bansal is filled with ecstasy to have experienced player by his side ahead of IPL-9
India knocked out Australia of World T20 by beating them in a virtual quarter-final on Sunday by six wickets.
Australia beat Pakistan with ease and stay in contention to play in the semi-final of the ICC World T20 2016.