India, Feb. 7 -- Perhaps USA players lining up for their opening T20 World Cup match against India on Saturday could be excused in case a few find the urge to participate in the national anthems of both countries: India's "Jana Gana Mana" and America's "The Star-Spangled Banner".

Saurabh Netravalkar, Harmeet Singh, Shubham Ranjane, Milind Kumar and Monank Patel play for the US but are all from India and have learnt their cricket here. Netravalkar, their captain, Harmeet and Ranjane have lived and played in Mumbai and for them, the Wankhede Stadium will also feel more like home.

There's no doubting their commitment to the US team, but instincts can often take over when playing against your country of birth. It happened to some of them th...