Vaibhav Suryavanshi, ‘son of Bihar’, awarded Rs 10 lakh for the girl IPL Hande by CM Nitish Kumar

At the age of 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi holds records for the youngest Centurion in IPL and T20 history.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has taken the world by storm. After his fireworks in Jaipur last night, he has become the youngest-ever player to hit a hundred in T20 and Indian Premier League (IPL) history. At the age of 14, Suryavanshi scored a 35-ball hundred against the Gujarat Titans (GT).

This is the second-fastest hundred by a batter in the IPL and the fastest by an Indian in the league. The cricketing world was in awe of the teenager. Rajasthan Royals (RR) head coach Rahul Dravid jumped off his seat, despite his leg being fractured. Sachin Tendulkar, a teenage prodigy himself, heaped praise on Suryavanshi.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi gets Rs 10 lakh reward from Bihar CM

Hailing from Bihar, Suryavanshi has created history for the state. Therefore, Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, has awarded Rs 10 lakh as a reward for his performance.

आई॰पी॰एल॰ के इतिहास में सबसे कम उम्र (14 साल) में शतक लगाने वाले खिलाड़ी बने बिहार के श्री वैभव सूर्यवंशी को बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं। वे अपनी मेहनत और प्रतिभा के बलबूते भारतीय क्रिकेट की एक नई उम्मीद बन गए हैं। सभी को उन पर गर्व है। श्री वैभव सूर्यवंशी एवं उनके पिता जी से वर्ष 2024… pic.twitter.com/n3UmiqwTBX

— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) April 29, 2025

“Congratulations and best wishes to Mr Vaibhav Suryavanshi of Bihar, who became the youngest player (14 years) to score a century in the history of the IPL. He has become a new hope for Indian cricket through his hard work and talent. Everyone is proud of him. I met Mr Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his father in 2024 at 1 Anne Marg, where I wished him a bright future.”

“After his brilliant performance in the IPL, I also congratulated him over the phone. Mr Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a young cricketer from Bihar, will also be awarded an honorarium of Rs 10 lakh by the state government. I hope Vaibhav sets new records for the Indian team in the future and brings glory to the country,” Bihar CM wrote on X (formerly Twitter).