PM Modi Meets IPL Sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi at Patna Airport

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his family at Patna airport on Friday as he concluded his two-day visit to Bihar.

Modi praised the 'IPL sensation' in a post on X, stating that the 14-year-old's "quality of cricketing technique ... are being regarded and admired across the whole of Bharaat."

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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

“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,” Modi wrote on X.

Earlier this month PM Modi had also acknowledged that a lot of "hard work" had been put in to batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi achieving success in the IPL.

"I have seen in the IPL, the son of Bihar, Vaibhav Suryavanshi's spectacular performance. At such a young age, Vaibhav has set such a great record. There is a lot of hard work behind Vaibhav's performance," Modi had said at the inaugural ceremony of the 7th Khelo India Youth Games via videoconferencing.

“To bring his talent to the forefront, he has played many matches at different levels. The more you play, the more you will shine. Competing in matches and competitions as much as possible is very important. The NDA government has always given it the highest priority in its policies,” he added.

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi in IPL

Vaibhav Suryavanshi set a record when he scored a 35-ball century playing for the Rajasthan Royals against the Gujarat Titans (the fastest century for an Indian in IPL), his 101 came off just 38 balls.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 252 runs at 36.00 average and strike rate of over 206.55, in seven matches in the ongoing season.

All areas of cricket publicly praised him, including Sanju Samson, the Rajasthan Royals captain, who said the century against Gujarat Titans was "sheer class".

"I don't have words for Vaibhav. The hundred he got was sheer class. He can hit a slower ball over cover. Today, when the middle overs were going on, he was doing his job very smartly. He has game at such a young age, which is commendable," Samson said, according to ANI.

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