Samreen Razzaqui

Sports, pop culture & occasional existential deep dives • Senior Correspondent @htTweets | ex @thefield_in • AJK MCRC ’21 • DCAC ’19

[Vinayakk @vinayakkm]

Hello, hello! 👋🏻

I am starting off something new (hopefully daily, but let's see) on Substack.

What we Watched Today – with the first piece on PV Sindhu vs An Seyoung. (Of course it had to be badminton 🏸😃)

A quick note on what the idea behind it is👇🏽

[Express Sports @IExpressSports]

🚨🚨 BIG BREAKING 🚨🚨

BREAKING: Suryakumar removed as India T20 captain, to lose place in team as well

By @pdevendra

https://t.co/HT5sSaj4lm

[Ananya Bhardwaj @BhardwajAnanya]

Horrific details: Too weak to run, patients and caregivers died as B&B turned into a death trap. Some jumped, others fell unconscious & couldn’t escape.

@AlishaDutta_AD reports from the ground.

https://t.co/GHE1ql19SI

[Mohsin Kamal @64MohsinKamal]

BREAKING: Auqib Nabi joins India’s Test squad for the Afghanistan Test as a backup player. He has been included to gain first-hand experience of the Indian team environment, with an eye on potential inclusion in India’s upcoming tours. #INDvAFG

[Samreen Razzaqui @SamreenRazz]

How a stronger body and a subtle action tweak helped Bhuvneshwar Kumar rediscover his best at 36:

https://t.co/iGEC9FNrFj

[Royal Challengers Bengaluru @RCBTweets]

“𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺… 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮’𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘯 3 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘸.” 🧿🤩

Wake up babe, Mo Bobat has dropped the line of the season. 😉 🫳🎤

The reactions from the players tell us how much they want it. Here’s more from Mo’s dressing room chat after RCB won back to back trophies two nights ago. 🏆❤️✌️

[Samreen Razzaqui @SamreenRazz]

@befikramusafir @jon_selvaraj @IndianExpress @IExpressSports “…and the ultimate Bihari thirst trap civil services…” had me ROFL 😂

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

In a league whose rules are specifically designed to ensure competitive balance, RCB have won 22 games and lost just nine in the past two seasons

Successfully defending the IPL title is an incredible achievement in itself, doubly so considering the franchise's history

[shau @StubbsHive]

Virat Kohli in run chases

[AB de Villiers @ABdeVilliers17]

Ee Saala… 2x 🏆 Naamdu
♥️ #RCB

[Ben Jones @benjonescricket]

x2

[Samreen Razzaqui @SamreenRazz]

Now calling Shubman Shubnam.

What’s up with him?!? 😭😭😭

[Samreen Razzaqui @SamreenRazz]

Not Ravi Shastri asking Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, “Aap kitna doodh peete ho?”

The jokes write themselves 😭😭😭😭

[Samreen Razzaqui @SamreenRazz]

@hblahmed WPL 2024, IPL 2025, WPL 2026, IPL 2026. Stuff of dreams, man 🥹

[Samreen Razzaqui @SamreenRazz]

Winning machine, RCB ♥️💉

Turns out all those years weren’t a curse… just a very long build-up.

[Royal Challengers Bengaluru @RCBTweets]

BACK-2-BACK IPL WINNING CAPTAIN. ⭐️⭐️

[Cricket Picture that Goes Hard @HardCricketpix]

👑

[Samreen Razzaqui @SamreenRazz]

KIIIIIIIING KOHLI!

[Ayushi @Ayushihihaha]

Why tf is Ashish Nehra cutting his nails in the middle of the most crucial match😭