The Surfer

A question of nationality

As Pakistan's tour of England gets underway, the thousands of immigrant Pakistanis face a dilemma of which team to support - their country of origin or their adopted country

As Pakistan's tour of England gets underway, the thousands of immigrant Pakistanis face a dilemma of which team to support - their country of origin or their adopted country. Jack Shencker of The Guardian spoke to a few immigrants, who had some interesting things to say.
"I would normally support Pakistan, not just because they are the underdog in terms of technology and resources but also because both the players and the country want it more"
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Please try to concentrate, otherwise you may well be dismissed as GROLI, which happens to mean Guardian Readers Of Limited Intellect, as if such a thing could possibly exist.

Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo