Pm modi meets ipl prodigy vaibhav suryavanshi at patna airport - the statesman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met teenage cricket sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his family at Patna airport during his two-day visit to Bihar. The interaction came just days

after the 14-year-old made headlines for his record-breaking performances in IPL 2025. PM Modi, who is in Bihar to inaugurate key infrastructure and welfare projects worth nearly ₹48,500

crore, shared the moment on his official X handle. Advertisement “At Patna airport, met the young cricketing sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his family. His cricketing skills are being

admired all over the nation! My best wishes to him for his future endeavours,” PM Modi shared on social media. Advertisement The Prime Minister had praised the Patna-born youngster during

the inauguration of the Khelo India Youth Games earlier this month, and spoke highly of his discipline, talent and impact at such a young age. “We have all seen the incredible performance of

Bihar’s son, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, in the IPL. He has set a massive record at such a young age. It proves that the more one plays, the more one shines,” PM Modi had said in his opening

remarks at the Games. Bought for Rs 1.1 crore, Suryavanshi became the youngest-ever IPL centurion at just 14, smashing a 35-ball hundred for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans. It was

the fastest IPL century by an Indian, eclipsing Yusuf Pathan’s 37-ball record. In IPL 2025, he notched up 252 runs from seven matches, including a fifty, and could be in line for the

Emerging Player of the tournament award, despite his team failing to make the IPL 2025 playoffs. The youngster has made rapid progress to rise through the ranks in the past 24 months. He was

drafted into the Bihar team, where he impressed on debut at 12 years and 284 days, scoring a fluent 71 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. On the international stage, he blazed to a 58-ball century

against Australia in a youth Test match, the fastest by an Indian in U19 cricket. He also played a pivotal role in India’s run to the ACC U19 Asia Cup final, contributing two crucial

half-centuries. Suryavanshi’s prolific show with the bat in IPL 2025 has earned him a call in India’s Under-19 squad for the upcoming tour of England, scheduled from June 24 to July 23. The

tour comprises a 50-over warm-up match, followed by a five-match Youth One-Day series and two Multi-Day matches against England U19. Advertisement