England all-rounder Moeen Ali was named the Player of the Year at the inaugural Asian Cricket Awards last night.

The accolade, which he collected at Lord's, rounded off a positive year for the 27-year-old, who made his international debut in all three formats of the game.

"It doesn't get any better than this. I feel very proud and privileged to be here. It's a fantastic achievement for the Asian Cricket Awards to be at the home of cricket," he said.

"I've had a great year. It's been fantastic, I've loved and cherished every minute of it. Hopefully I can keep it up for a few more years. I felt honoured to be in the top four for this award, and I am very proud to be the first guy to win the Asian Cricket Awards Player of the Year."

Varun Chopra, Ravi Bopara and Adil Rashid were also nominated for the award.