Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Vaibhav Suryavanshi during the inauguration of the new terminal building of Patna Airport.
PM Modi took to social media to post: ‘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.’
With his eye-catching stroke-play and impressive six-hitting ability, the teenager scored 252 runs in seven innings of IPL 2025,after he was roped in by the Rajasthan Royals INR 1.1 crore in last year’s auction.
With a blazing 35-ball century against Gujarat Titans and a mature fifty against Chennai Super Kings fresh in everyone’s memory, Suryavanshi’s next big challenge is to perform well for India on their multi-format tour of England in June-July.
India U19 will play England U19 in a 50-over warm-up match, a five-match one-day series, and two multi-day games. This will be Suryavanshi’s first experience playing in tough English conditions, marking the beginning of India’s preparation for the 2026 U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup.
As for PM Modi, he arrived in Patna on a two-day visit to the state on Thursday and will also address a public rally in Karakat.
According to an official communication, “The PM will inaugurate, lay foundation stone and dedicate to the nation multiple development projects worth over Rs 48,520 crore in Karakat. Boosting power infrastructure in the region, he will lay the foundation stone for the Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project, stage-II (3×800 MW) in Aurangabad district worth over Rs 29,930 crore, which will aim at ensuring energy security for Bihar and eastern India".
