Moeen Ali capped a breakthrough season by being crowned Player of the Year at the inaugural Asian Cricket Awards on Tuesday night. The Worcestershire all-rounder fended off competition from Ravi Bopara, Adil Rashid and Varun Chopra to scoop the award at a ceremony at Lord’s. Ali made his international debut in a 50-over match against the West Indies in February, and was then part of England’s squad for the World Twenty20 in March. Moenn Ali poses with the trophy after winning Player of the Year at the Asian Cricket Awards on Tuesday The 27-year-old was called up to England’s Test set up for the Investec Series’ against Sri Lanka and India, taking 22 wickets and scoring one century in his first seven Tests.
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Moenn Ali won Player of the Year at the first Asian Cricket Awards
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Ali, 27, took 22 wickets and scored on century in his first seven Tests for England this year
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Sportsmail columnist Nasser Hussain was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement
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