6 Best Associate players of the year 2015

2. Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan):

True leaders in international cricket are a rare breed of players who stand out with their captaincy skills and have a knack of playing the right way exactly when the team wants it. And Nabi definitely falls into that category. An all-rounder in the mould of Pakistani players like Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik, Nabi has been exceptional for Afghanistan and has been a key player in its progress in international cricket. His stats might be modest – 374 runs in 17 ODIs, 165 runs in 8 T20Is, and has chipped in with 14 and 8 wickets in respective formats. But his overall impact as a player and a captain has been noteworthy and that is what makes him one of the best of 2015 amongst associates.