Vaibhav Suryavanshi gets sexual messages on social media after epic IPL ton; netizens demand POSCO

Last evening, the whole of India cheered for Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The boy from Bihar made a 35-ball hundred for Rajasthan Royals in their match against Gujarat Titans. Everyone was talking about the young man who showed us what talent can do if given the right opportunity and stage. Former and current cricketers gushed praises for the young lad wondering who far he could go if he stays focused and delivers consistently. Vaibhav Suryavanshi is from Tajpur in the Samastipur District of Bihar. He began playing cricket at the age of four. Old visuals of Vaibhav watching IPL matches on the lap of his father has come to the fore.

In the middle of all this, a social media user on X, Deepika Narayan Bharadwaj who is quite vocal on legal issues shared screenshots of how some users on X posted sexual messages for the 14-year-old. While it is not certain if they are catfish accounts, the posts are revolting to say the least. Netizens have said whether it is male or female, such predatory behaviour on social media should be dealt with sternly. We see a huge outcry if someone says something objectionable about a minor female, but even young men need to be protected.

There are many who will agree that visual and verbal indecency has reached its height on social media platforms. After he won the Olympic gold, a few accounts on X made such deplorable comments on Neeraj Chopra. Here, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a just a mere teen. Netizens are justifiably angry seeing such posts about an underage young man. Of late, we are seeing a flood of indecent and insensitive content on all social media platforms. We hope the Rajasthan Royals team management looks into this, and takes stringent measures irrespective of the gender involved.