Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Viral Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Response to Sanjay Manjrekar Is Fake
A message online looked like it came from young cricketer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
It criticized former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar.
Many people believed the message was real.
However, Sooryavanshi does not have an official account on X. He also did not share the message on his Instagram account.
The account that posted it is a fan page, not an account managed by Sooryavanshi.
Manjrekar had criticized how Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal handled recent incidents.
Therefore, the viral response cannot be correctly attributed to Sooryavanshi.
A viral X post claimed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi called Sanjay Manjrekar’s comments toxic and immature.
The post followed Manjrekar’s criticism of incidents involving Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Sooryavanshi had confronted Sri Lanka A players after India A’s Super Over defeat in Dambulla.
Sooryavanshi does not have an official X account and made no matching Instagram post.
The account used his name and a verification badge but identified itself as an unaffiliated fan page.
- Who
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanjay Manjrekar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and a fan account using Sooryavanshi’s name.
- What
- A purported response from Sooryavanshi to Manjrekar was determined to be fake or misattributed.
- When
- The post circulated after Manjrekar’s recent comments about Sooryavanshi and Jaiswal.
- Where
- The purported response appeared on X; Sooryavanshi’s stated social media presence is on Instagram.
- Why
- The account was a fan page and Sooryavanshi has no official X account from which the response could have been posted.
Manjrekar’s Criticism
Purported Sooryavanshi Response
Handling of player behavior
Manjrekar’s Criticism
Manjrekar argued that incidents involving Sooryavanshi and Jaiswal should not be overlooked because doing so could encourage repeated behavior.
Purported Sooryavanshi Response
The purported response accused Manjrekar of toxicity, immature arguments, and speaking without knowing the full story; however, the post came from an unaffiliated fan page, not Sooryavanshi.
- Claim
- Sooryavanshi allegedly accused Manjrekar of toxicity and immature arguments.
- Verdict
- The viral post cannot be attributed to Sooryavanshi.
- Platform
- The purported response appeared on X.
- Official account status
- Sooryavanshi does not have an official X account.
- Fan page disclosure
- The account said it was a fan page and was not affiliated with or managed by Sooryavanshi.
- Related incident
- Sooryavanshi confronted Sri Lanka A players after India A lost a Super Over in Dambulla.
- Manjrekar’s criticism
- Manjrekar said allowing such behavior could encourage players to repeat it and harm their futures.