PM Modi Meets 14-Year Old IPL Cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Family In Patna

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met 14-year old IPL cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his family in Patna on Friday.

PM Modi shared photos of the meeting on his X profile.

"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 his X profile.

The 14-year-old, who hails from Bihar's Samastipur, entered history books when he hit a stunning 35-ball hundred for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans recently in the IPL. His 101 came off only 38 balls and was the fastest ton in IPL for any Indian.

Earlier on May 4, Modi mentioned Suryavanshi's batting exploits in his video address during the inauguration of the Khelo India Youth Games in Bihar.

"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," the prime minister had said in his address.