Key player for each team at World T20

When the ICC World T20 commences on Tuesday, March 15, every team will be looking to stake a claim at the title of being the World T20 Champions. With Bangladesh and Afghanistan making it to the tournament proper from the qualifying stage, ten teams divided into two groups of five each will be vying to finish in the top two of their respective groups.Despite cricket being a team sport, there are occasions when a certain player takes the game away from the opposition single-handedly and gives his side a definitive advantage to secure a victory. The T20 format being the shortest one, does, at times, need some bit of individual brilliance to give one of the teams the upper hand.Here we take a look at one key player from each of the ten sides contesting the ICC World T20 2016:

#1 Afghanistan - Mohammad Nabi

After a disappointing outing the in the Asia Cup T20 Qualifiers, the Afghans came back stronger and well prepared for the ICC World T20 Qualifiers. Having qualified for the  ICC World Cup 2015, the experience they gained there would have come in handy when taking on other Associate Nations like Zimbabwe, Scotland and Hong Kong.

One of the main reasons for Afghanistan's success in the qualifiers, in addition to their collective team effort, was the performance of their experienced all-rounder, Mohammad Nabi. Having played in T20 leagues like the Pakistan Super League, Nabi's skills were always going to be crucial.

The 31-year-old performed well with both bat and ball during the three qualifying matches to help his side finish top of the group. Nabi scored 70 runs in 3 matches at an average of 23.33 and a strike rate of 159.09, with a high scored of 52 in the must-win match against Zimbabwe. With the ball, Nabi was the joint highest wicket-taker with 6 wickets from 3 games at an average of 10.66 and an economy rate of 5.54.

Nabi will have to make full use of his know-how in the World T20 if Afghanistan are to cause any upsets in the Super 10s Group 1 with other teams like England, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies in the group.