Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, concluding his two-day visit to Bihar, made a special gesture by meeting 14-year-old cricket sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi at Patna airport on Friday afternoon. Sharing photographs of their interaction on social media, Modi posted: “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.”
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. pic.twitter.com/pvUrbzdyU6
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 30, 2025
Vaibhav, hailing from Samastipur, Bihar, has rapidly risen through the ranks of Indian cricket. In the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL), he made headlines by becoming the youngest centurion in men’s T20 cricket history, scoring 101 runs off just 38 balls for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans. His debut season saw him amass 252 runs in seven matches at a striking rate of 206.56, including 18 fours and 24 sixes.
Beyond the IPL, Vaibhav’s cricketing journey includes a first-class debut for Bihar at the age of 12 years and 284 days during the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy season. He has also been selected for India’s Under-19 squad for the upcoming tour of England, scheduled to begin on June 24, where the team will play a series of Youth One Day Internationals and Test matches.
Vaibhav’s rapid ascent in the cricketing world has garnered attention from fans and experts alike, with his coach predicting that he could represent the senior Indian team within the next two years.
