Droupadi Murmu confers Vaibhav Suryavanshi with Bal Puraskar:Hon’ble President says, ‘this is just beginning’; Cricketing prodigy set to meet PM also

Vaibhav Suryavanshi of Bihar, who entered the cricket world at the age of 14, was honoured today by President Droupadi Murmu. Vaibhav, who has many records to his name so far, has received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. He will also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After presenting the award, President Droupadi Murmu praised Vaibhav Suryavanshi in her speech. She said, “Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made his mark in the highly competitive and multi-talented world of cricket. He has set many records. I am confident that talented children like you will continue to do good work. This is just the beginning. Other children will learn and follow by watching you.” To attend this felicitation ceremony, Vaibhav had left for Delhi on Wednesday itself. Therefore, he is not playing the second match against Manipur today in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. In the recently concluded Under-19 World Cup, Vaibhav hit the most sixes. Broke 39-year-old record in Vijay Hazare Trophy Bihar’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi put on a brilliant performance against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy two days ago. He was playing for Bihar in a Plate Group match. At Ranchi’s JSCA Oval Ground, Vaibhav completed his century in just 36 balls. Whereas, Bihar captain Sakibul Gani scored a century in 32 balls, and Jharkhand’s Ishan Kishan scored a century in 33 balls. With this, Vaibhav became the youngest player in the world to score a century in List-A cricket. He broke Pakistan’s Zahoor Elahi’s 39-year-old record. Zahoor Elahi had scored a century in List-A cricket against Railways while playing for Pakistan Automobiles during the Wills Cup in 1986. At that time, he was only 15 years and 209 days old and became the youngest player to score a century in List-A. Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 190 runs in 84 balls Vaibhav scored 190 runs in 84 balls. Vaibhav is also the vice-captain of the Bihar team. He has hit 16 fours and 15 sixes in his innings so far. He completed his century by taking a single run on the first ball of the 12th over. Vaibhav surpassed South Africa’s AB de Villiers and England’s Jos Buttler by scoring the fastest 150 runs. Vaibhav has hit a record number of sixes in Youth ODIs Vaibhav Suryavanshi from Bihar has set a record by hitting 14 sixes against UAE. In the U-19 Asia Cup, he scored 171 runs off 95 balls. In this innings, played at a strike rate of 180, Vaibhav hit 14 sixes along with 9 fours. With this, he became the batsman with the most sixes in Youth ODIs. He broke Michael Hill’s record of 12 sixes, set in 2008. Vaibhav completed his century in just 56 balls. Thanks to his batting, India posted its highest score in Youth ODIs. The team scored 433 runs, which is more than the record of 425 runs made by Dhaka against Scotland last year. Along with Vaibhav, Aaron George and Vihan Malhotra also played crucial innings of 69 runs each. See some pictures of Vaibhav during the match… Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s Top-3 Records Vaibhav, the youngest batter to score a century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Vaibhav had also scored a century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 10 days ago. 14-year-old Vaibhav became the youngest batsman to score a century in the tournament. He scored an unbeaten 108 runs off 61 balls against Maharashtra at Eden Gardens on December 2, which included 7 fours and 7 sixes. Also, Vaibhav is the only player to score 3 T20 centuries at the age of 14. Vaibhav, the youngest player to score a fifty in IPL Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to score a fifty in the IPL. He scored a half-century at just 14 years and 32 days old. In second position is captain Riyan Parag, who scored a fifty in 2019 at 17 years and 175 days old. Vaibhav, the youngest batter to score a century in T20 Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s name tops the list of the youngest players to score a century in T20 cricket to date. He completed a century in 35 balls for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans at the age of 14 years and 32 days. After this, Vijay Zol scored a century for Maharashtra against Mumbai in 2013 at the age of 18 years and 118 days. Now know the complete story of Vaibhav Suryavanshi Father sold land to join cricket academy Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a resident of Tajpur, Samastipur district. Born on March 27, 2011, Vaibhav started playing cricket at the age of 7 under the guidance of his father Sanjeev. Seeing his son’s passion for cricket, Sanjeev sold land for Vaibhav’s training. He started training at Zenith Cricket Academy Samastipur. Joined cricket academy at the age of 9 Vaibhav is a left-handed batsman. He played cricket at home for 2 years. At the age of 9, his father took him to a cricket academy in Samastipur. Vaibhav played there for 3 years. Then his father brought him to Gen X Cricket Academy in Sampatchak, Patna. At the age of 10, Vaibhav played big matches and started scoring runs. He used to practice daily in the scorching sun Vaibhav used to practice at Patel Maidan in Samastipur. His coach, Brajesh, says, “Vaibhav worked very hard. He had 5 to 6 hours of special time at the academy. During this, seniors also practised with him. Even in the summer months, he used to practice in his sessions from 10 am to 3:30 pm, the result of which we are seeing today. He will not be seen resting quickly. He always keeps himself in practice.’ According to Vaibhav’s coach, ‘His father Sanjeev used to take him 100 km away every other day to watch matches. Whenever Vaibhav did extra training, his father Sanjeev would pack tiffin for all 10 of his teammates as well, because his fellow bowlers would give him extra time to bowl.’ Considers West Indies player his idol In a conversation with Bhaskar, Vaibhav spoke about his interest in cricket, saying – ‘I loved cricket since childhood. My father also played cricket. His dream was also to make a name in cricket. I also played good cricket since childhood.‘ ‘My father also wanted me to progress in this field. I consider West Indies player Brian Lara my idol. In the future, I want to make my place in the senior cricket team and play for the country. This is my dream.’ Caught in age controversy There have been discussions regarding Vaibhav’s age. Some reports claimed a discrepancy between his age and his statements. However, his father had a medical test done to confirm his correct age, according to which his age was considered accurate. Vaibhav’s state coach Pramod Kumar, in an interview, described him as a quiet boy who loves his cricket. According to him, he is the kind of player who was born to play cricket. He doesn’t need anything else.