It may have to do with upbringing. I lived in South Africa for a while and there I had to undergo tauntings and teasings of racial slur which left some psychological scar that causes me to choose a country for it's race (I am talking cricket here). Plus, I feel a sense of belonging (as rifat beautifully said in his mature post) when rooting for sub-continent teams and also considering them as underdogs who are not privy to resources and physical structures like the players of first world countries.
Who knows, may be if I lived in South Africa long enuff, the race would be an anciliary issue and I might have rooted for that country like step-mother land.
In yesterday's game, for me it was McCullum (one of my favorite player) vs. the whole Indian team. So yeah, the options are bit sketchy.
When I went to UAE there was this magazine that came out in Sharjah where they discussed similar issues like the crowd's penchant for supporting teams based on race or one hemisphere vs. another...etc.
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