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Sarfaraz "Not Even Being Allowed To Fail": Questions Raised On Selectors

Sarfaraz Khan 's long absence from the Indian Test team has raised quite a few eyebrows. Several former players feel that the Mumbai batter, who has not played a Test since November 2024, deserves a chance in the squad. Former India player Aakash Chopra believes Sarfaraz has fallen victim to a perception battle. The 28-year-old has so far played six Tests, scoring 371 runs at an average of 37.10. He has three fifties and one century to his name. "I think there is a clarity issue in the case of Sarfaraz. I think it is a case of perception and understanding. I am trying to think-they might have a perception that he may not do as well in swinging conditions or play fast bowling well. Maybe he is not our guy in SENA countries. So he did not get the chance. But even to make that perception, I have to allow him to fail. He is not even being allowed to fail. And now there is no place in the team as well," Chopra said on Shubhankar Mishra's YouTube channel. The former Indi...
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This South Asian Language Is The Most Spoken Foreign Language In London

A study by City Lit, an adult education college and charity, reveals that Bengali is the most commonly spoken foreign language in London. A survey conducted in 2019 indicates that 311,210 London residents mainly speak a foreign language at home. On the contrary, less than one in 10 English-speaking people can speak a second language fluently.

The survey by the City Lit has ranked Bengali, Polish, and Turkish as the top foreign languages spoken in London's diverse linguistic fabric. Interestingly, six of the 10 most spoken languages after English come from outside Europe, being Bengali, Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu, Arabic, and Tamil. The four European languages in the top 10 are Polish, Turkish, French, and Portuguese.

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This percentage of linguistic diversity varies greatly between certain boroughs. In Barking and Dagenham, Lithuanian occupies the leading position among foreign languages in use, being spoken by about 3% of the population; in Havering, this figure is equal to 0.43%.

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Bengali is twice as common in the next two boroughs, Tower Hamlets and Newham, where it comes in as the second most common language spoken by 18% and 7% of residents, respectively. 

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In Redbridge, Urdu is the most commonly spoken foreign language, used by 4% of the population. This City Lit survey, devised as a celebration of London's cultural diversity, provides a snapshot of the capital's multilingualism.



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