Career
All-rounder Mehboob is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium pace bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against Japan in November 2000. This was the best bowling figure in a Limited over cricket match.
He represents the Sagarmatha Legends of the Nepal Premier League, Region Number.1 Biratnagar of the National League and Pentagon International College, which plays in the Supreme People's Assembly Cup.
Born in Rajbiraj in 1981, Mehboob Alam first represented Nepal at Under-19 level, playing in the Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2000. He made his debut for the senior side later that year, playing in the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Trophy in the United Arab Emirates.
He played in three matches in the 2001 Interstate Commerce Commission Trophy in Ontario, and played in the 2002 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Trophy in Singapore, helping guide Nepal to the final. In 2003, he scored 256 runs in a 40-over match between Saptari and Udayapur districts in the Birendra Memorial National League Regional.
At Pashupati School Ground of Siraha, Mehboob astonished everyone by hitting 26 fours and 18 sixes in his 123-ball knock.
He made his first-class debut in 2004, playing against the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia in the 2004 Interstate Commerce Commission Intercontinental Cup. By this time he had become a key figure for Nepal, winning seven man of the match awards between 2004 and 2006. He also played in the 2004 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Trophy in Malaysia and an Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Fast Track Countries Tournament match against Singapore in 2004.
In 2005 he played in the repĂȘchage tournament of the 2005 Interstate Commerce Commission Trophy, in which Nepal finished third after beating Qatar in a play-official
Alam was named man of the match for the play-off after taking 5/11. He also played in the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Fast Track Countries Tournament against Singapore, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong.
In 2006, he played in a play-off match against Namibia to decide the final spot in the 2006 Interstate Commerce Commission Intercontinental Cup. Later in the year he played on a tour of Pakistan with Nepal in addition to playing in the 2006 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Trophy and Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Premier League.
He also took seven wickets when Nepal bowled out Myanmar for just 10 off 12.1 overs in 2006 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Trophy.
On 25 May 2008, he became the first bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings in an Interstate Commerce Commission recognized international tournament match. Playing for Nepal in the 2008 Division Five game against Mozambique he took all ten wickets at a cost of 12 runs as Mozambique were bowled out for 19 in 14.5 overs. Later, he made an important 51 in the victory over Norway.
In February 2010 he represented Nepal in 2010 Division Five, which was held in Nepal.
Mehboob also holds the record of highest Twenty20 score by a Nepalese batsman slamming 88 off 41 against Saudi Arabia during the 2011 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Twenty20 Cup. After going through a patchy form in the 2012 Interstate Commerce Commission World Twenty20 Qualifier, Mehboob was excluded from the team and was replaced by former Nepal captain Binod Das but he managed to comeback in 2014 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Premier League where he took three wickets against the United Arab Emirates and scored a half-century against Malaysia.
He also represented Nepal in the 2014 Interstate Commerce Commission World Cricket League Division Three.