The only Bong Sports Journalist. Wrote for @news18dotcom and @cricketnext, @IndiaToday, @MumbaiMirror. My Tweets are mine. Retweets are for fun.
Kolkata, West Bengal
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
Hello. Firstpost is looking for experienced football writer who will be in USA for World Cup. Someone who has covered previous WCs and can write at intersection of football, culture and politics. If you fit the bill, please get it in touch...if not, RT for good karma. Thanks.
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#IPL2026
Prabhsimran Singh wants to repay Ricky Ponting's belief for #PunjabKings and opens up on #TeamIndia ambitions!
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
Satyajit Ray has suddenly become the target of some petty mudslinging on social media. But maybe that’s a good excuse to revisit that six-minute ghost dance masterpiece. It’s the kind of work that can still school anyone in what peak detailing really looks like. Thread. 1/24
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@AhmedabadPolice the man in the background. Ahmedabad is being tipped as a global sports City with Commonwealth Games and possibly Olympics too coming. Nab him and make a statement. I had to ask my reporter to leave the show and go in. @RevSportzGlobal @gargiraut15
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
Liston Colaco scored two and assisted the third as 10-man Mohun Bagan Super Giant defeated Mohammedan Sporting Club 3-1 in Kolkata on Thursday at the 134th Durand Cup.
#DurandCup2025 #IndianFootball
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
Mohun Bagan Super Giant kick off their Durand Cup campaign with a Kolkata Derby against Mohammedan Sporting Club.
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#DurandCup #MohunBagan #MohammedanSC
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
Diamond Harbour FC shocked Mohammedan Sporting Club 2-1 in the 134th edition of the Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) on Monday.
✍️@ritayanbasu from Kolkata
#IndianFootball #DurandCup
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#DurandCup2025 #EastBengalFC
Lalchungnunga, Saul Crespo, Bipin Singh, Dimitrios Diamantakos and Naorem Mahesh Singh scored as East Bengal thrashed South United FC 5-0 in the 134th Durand Cup.
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
#IndianFootball is in its darkest phase in some time, with uncertainty of the future, and it is the legacy of the past, with the Durand Cup, that comes to show the way.
✍️ @ritayanbasu from Kolkata
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
Akash Mishra recounts the mental battles during rehab after undergoing ACL surgery in the last year, Mumbai City FC’s help and his plans for the upcoming season.
@ritayanbasu | #AkashMishra #ACL #MumbaiCityFC #Football
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#SportsNews | Jhingan took responsibility for India’s goalless draw against Bangladesh, stressing the team’s collective effort in scoring and keeping clean sheets in the upcoming games.
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
After a dismal draw against Bangladesh, Subhasish Bose, recently adjudged the best Indian men’s footballer, said the talk from head coach Manolo Marquez has been straight and simple – not repeat mistakes.
#IndianFootball #AFCAsianCup | @ritayanbasu
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
Ajinkya Rahane feels Kolkata Knight Riders can book their place in the IPL playoffs with 15 points, and is choosing to be positive.
✍️@ritayanbasu reports from Kolkata
#IPL2025 #KKRvsCSK
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
#KKRvsCSK, IPL 2025: #ChennaiSuperKings defeated #KolkataKnightRiders by 2 wickets to lessen their chances of making it to the playoffs in the 2025 Indian Premier League.
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
Kolkata Knight Riders look to stay alive in the play-off race against an already eliminated Chennai Super Kings in the 2025 Indian Premier League.
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
Eric Simons confirmed that MS Dhoni will play, despite not coming to the ground to train ahead of the match.
#EricSimons #MSDhoni | @ritayanbasu
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
#ChandrakantPandit feels #KolkataKnightRiders' back-to-back wins have given them enough momentum to lead thier charge to #IPL2025 playoffs
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
Varun Chakaravarthy said KKR have five knockout matches for the IPL title. RR batting coach Vikram Rathour felt injuries have not helped their campaign.
@ritayanbasu | #VarunChakravarthy #KKR #IPL2025 #Cricket
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Rajasthan Royals bowling coach Shane Bond says the team thinktank has been very protective of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and believes Jofra Archer will come good soon.
@ritayanbasu | #RajasthanRoyal #vaibhavsuryavanshi #IPL2025 #Cricket
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Ritayan Basu | ঋতায়ন বসু retweeted
KKR’s Carl Crowe sounded positive about his bowlers doing the trick. Meanwhile, GT’s Vikram Solanki credited Asish Nehra for Mohammed Siraj’s return to form.
@ritayanbasu | #KolkataKnightRiders #IPL2025 #Cricket
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