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Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored history by scoring a century in the IPL at the age of 14. CM Nitish Kumar congratulated him and the state government gave an honor of Rs 10 lakh. Rahul Dravid also appreciated.
Nitish Kumar announced to give Rs 10 lakh to Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Highlights
- Bihar government will give Rs 10 lakh to Vaibhav Suryavanshi
- CM Nitish Kumar announced on social media
- Vaibhav made history by hitting a century in just 35 balls
New Delhi: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh to Vaibhav Suryavanshi. On the night of 28 April, in IPL 2025, 14 -year -old Vaibhav scored a century in just 35 balls. With this, he also became the youngest century of T20 cricket.
CM Nitish Kumar shared on social media that he spoke to Kishore Vaibhav Suryavanshi after a record -breaking century in Rajasthan’s victory over Gujarat Titans in Jaipur.
At the age of just 13, Vaibhav was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.1 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction. He made his first class debut for Bihar at 12 years and 284 days in January 2024.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s tweet
Congratulations and best wishes to Shri Vaibhav Suryavanshi of Bihar, who have become the youngest player (14 years) to score a century in the history of IPL. They have become a new hope for Indian cricket with their hard work and talent. Everyone is proud of them. I met Mr. Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his father in 2024, where I wished him a bright future.
Congratulations and best wishes to Shri Vaibhav Suryavanshi of Bihar, who became the youngest player in the history of IPL (14 years). They have become a new hope of Indian cricket due to their hard work and talent. Everyone is proud of them. The year 2024 from Shri Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his father… pic.twitter.com/n3umiqwtbx
– Nitish Kumar (@Nitishkumar) April 29, 2025
