English-born defensive midfielder Hamza Choudhury played for Bangladesh in its 0-0 draw in a 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifier match against India on Tuesday. A Leicester City academy graduate, Choudhury, 27, had played seven games for the English U21 side in 2018-19. But being born to a Bangladeshi mother, and with next to know prospects of making it into a stacked English side, he switched his international allegiance to Bangladesh last year, before finally making his full international debut on Tuesday. Choudhury is not the only South Asian-origin footballer playing in a top European league. As such, it is not uncommon for sportspersons to represent countries to which they trace their ancestry to, even if they were not born or have not grown up there. Take for instance Barbados-born cricketer Joffra Archer playing for England (his father is English) or England-born footballer Michail Antonio playing for Jamaica (where his parents are from). Story continues below this ad But Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cannot play for the Indian football team — even if they themselves …