Rising Indian batting star Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been felicitated with the 'Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar' by President Droupadi Murmu on Friday. Vaibhav has been awarded for his scintillating batting performances for Team India in age-group cricket and for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The 14-year-old batter from Bihar has become the talk of the entire nation with his batting exploits. With many comparing his rise to that of Indian cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar, who also started as a teen prodigy from Mumbai.