An image showing young Indian cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi posing with the Abhinandan Cup trophy alongside his teammates is being shared with the claim that the photo was taken in 2010, when he was allegedly just one year old. Social media users are using this claim to suggest that Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s age has been fabricated. However, this claim is false. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was born on 27 March 2011, and the image was taken in 2020, not in 2010.
The misleading claim was shared and amplified by accounts such as @nibraz88cricket and @BabarAzamtv49, who falsely labeled the image as “Abhinandan Cup 2010” and mocked the cricketer’s age. Other users echoed the same narrative without verifying the facts.
Truth: Abhinandan Cup Photo Is From 2020, Not 2010
As the false claim gained traction on social media, it drew our attention. The D-Intent Data Team conducted a detailed frame-by-frame investigation and keyword research. During this process, we traced the viral image to multiple original uploads from 2020. Most importantly, the photograph appears on the Instagram account cricxtasypod, which shared the image while highlighting the rise of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and clearly identified him as a young player in recent years.
Additionally, the same tournament visuals were found on Facebook pages such as Kosi Mithila News, which explicitly captioned the image as “Abhinandan Cup 2020, Gandhi Maidan, Supaul.” Moreover, YouTube channel PN Shekhar uploaded full match videos of the Abhinandan Cup 2020 final between Samastipur and Gaya, further confirming the event’s timeline.
In addition, Dainik Bhaskar published multiple reports on the Abhinandan Cup 2020, including match coverage and results, confirming that the tournament took place in 2020 and not in 2010.
Taken together, these verified Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and news sources confirm that the image dates to 2020, when Vaibhav Suryavanshi was around 9 years old. There are no credible records of any Abhinandan Cup being held in 2010.
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ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: An image showing young Indian cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi posing with the Abhinandan Cup trophy alongside his teammates is being circulated with the false claim that the photograph was taken in 2010, when he was allegedly a one-year-old child. (1/5) pic.twitter.com/8hPPpIAuhP
Intent:
Propaganda accounts are circulating old images of Vaibhav Suryavanshi with self-invented claims to get the spotlight on social media.
Conclusion:
Claim: Vaibhav Suryavanshi appeared in the Abhinandan Cup in 2010 when he was one year old.
Fact: The photo is from the Abhinandan Cup 2020, when Vaibhav Suryavanshi was around 9 years old.
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