New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi encountered 14-year-old cricket phenomenon Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his relatives at Patna airport on Friday, celebrating the young batsman’s remarkable achievements during the ongoing 2025 IPL tournament. The encounter represented a significant acknowledgment from India’s top leadership of one of cricket’s most promising emerging talents.
The Prime Minister documented the interaction on his social media platform X, posting photographs from the meeting while praising the teenager’s skills and remarkable batting displays.
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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,” the Prime Minister posted.
The Bihar-born cricketer has dominated headlines throughout the 2025 IPL season while playing for Rajasthan Royals. Across seven appearances, he accumulated 252 runs, featuring a spectacular century — scoring 101 runs from 38 deliveries in the match against Gujarat Titans in Jaipur. This performance established him as the youngest centurion in IPL history, achieving his hundred in just 35 balls at 14 years and 32 days old, making it the second-quickest century in the tournament’s history.
The unexpected encounter with India’s Prime Minister adds another significant chapter to Suryavanshi’s meteoric rise. For a teenager still establishing himself in professional cricket, receiving recognition from the nation’s highest office represents both acknowledgment of his talent and motivation for future success demonstrating that youth need not limit extraordinary achievement.