PM Narendra Modi meets 14-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi following thunderous IPL season

Vaibhav Suryavanshi became a household name in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, playing some mind-boggling knocks at the age of just 14. The left-handed batter finished the season with 252 runs from seven matches at an average of 36.00 and a strike rate of 206.56.

India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, recently met Suryavanshi and his family at the Patna airport. The 74-year-old, who is an avid observer of the sport, took to 'X' to praise the youngster for his remarkable talent and expressed his good wishes for his future assignments.

"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," Narendra Modi wrote on his social media handle while sharing a picture of Suryavanshi where his family was also present.

Check Narendra Modi's post upon meeting Vaibhav Suryavanshi here

Narendra Modi@narendramodi

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.

01:49 PM · May 30, 2025

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Suryavanshi was roped in by the Royals at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last year. He received a contract worth INR 1.10 crore, becoming the youngest-ever to bag a deal in the cash-rich tournament. The Bihar batter was only 13 years old at the time, something which had been thought of only dreams up until then that such a youngster would go on to not just get picked, but also impress everyone with his ravishing batting display.

Suryavanshi made his IPL debut against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 19 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. He replaced captain Sanju Samson, who was injured. The left-handed batter opened the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal and hit his first ball for a maximum. Suryavanshi scored a brisk 34 off 20 balls to mesmerise the cricket fraternity.

However, two games later, he showed a different side to his game, pummelling the Gujarat Titans bowlers en route to a 35-ball century. Suryavanshi earned a lot of praise from experts as well as fans for how comfortable he looked against the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma, and Prasidh Krishna, among others. The youngster certainly made an indelible impression in his maiden IPL season.