PM Modi praises Vaibhav Suryavanshi for his ‘Spectacular’ centurial knock in IPL 2025

PM Modi praised Vaibhav for his impressive batting

Teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s astonishing batting skills have captured the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Sunday hailed the ‘son of Bihar’ for working immensely hard on his craft which helped him play fearless cricket on the big stage.

Modi mentioned Vaibhav’s batting exploits in his video address during the inauguration of the Khelo India Youth Games in Bihar.

The 14-year-old Suryavanshi, who hails from Bihar’s Samastipur, became a toast of cricketing world when he hit a stunning 35-ball hundred for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans recently 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 said in his address.

Modi stated that single-minded training and playing in several matches that helped Vaibhav feel ready for the big challenges were a massive factor in Suryavanshi’s success, while also encouraging the youth to take some big steps and compete intensely.

“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.

Modi said sports holds a significant place in his government’s policy making.

“There is a new national education policy, in which we have made sports a part of mainstream education. The aim of this policy is to create excellent sports professionals along with good players in the country,” he said.

“My young friends, we know that sportsmanship plays a very important role in every aspect of life. We learn team spirit in the field of sports. We learn to move forward together,” he concluded.

Speaking about Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s impressive knock, the Rajasthan Royals’(RR) newest batting sensation created history on April 25, as he became the youngest batter ever to score a century in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Vaibhav is 14 years and 32 days as of April 28.

Suryavanshi brought up his whirlwind ton off only 35 balls with was accompanied by a whopping 11 sixes and seven fours, recording the second fastest century in the history of IPL. Vaibhav was eventually dismissed by Prasidh Krishna during the 12th over for 101 off 37 balls.