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The 14-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has taken the cricket satellite by tempest with his audacious stroke-play, and seven-year-old chess prodigy Vaka Lakshmi Pragnika were among a big of children who were connected Friday (December 26, 2025) conferred with the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar by President Droupadi Murmu.
Swimming sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu was besides among the recipients of the grant fixed for exceptional achievements successful the tract of sports, bravery, societal work and environment.
Just a fewer days back, Suryavanshi slammed 190 runs disconnected 84 deliveries, studded with 16 fours and 15 sixes, for Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh successful a Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate radical lucifer successful Ranchi.
With that effort, helium became the youngest antheral cricketer to people a period successful List A cricket astatine conscionable 14 years and 272 days. He reached the three-figure people disconnected conscionable 36 balls.
Suryavanshi's unprecedented batting saw Bihar heap up 574 for 6, the highest full ever recorded successful List A cricket.
Earlier successful the year, Suryavanshi became the youngest centurion successful men's T20 cricket erstwhile helium smashed 101 disconnected 38 balls for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans an IPL crippled successful Jaipur. His hundred, which came disconnected 35 deliveries, was the second-fastest successful IPL history.
The India U-19 cricketer had slammed a period successful a four-day crippled against Australia Under-19 this year.
Hailing from Surat successful Gujarat, Pragnika won the Under-7 Girls rubric astatine the 2025 FIDE World Schools Chess Championship successful Serbia, wherever she scored a cleanable 9 retired of 9 points.
Karnataka swimmer Dhinidhi had qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics successful women's 200m freestyle, becoming the country's youngest jock astatine the quadrennial showpiece.
She has won 7 golden medals astatine the National Games successful Goa and besides participated successful the World Championships successful Doha.
