Patna, Feb. 22 -- The 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, and Sports Minister Shreyasi Singh at the Chief Minister's House on Sunday.

In a heartwarming gesture, the U-19 World Cup-winning star received a Rs 50 lakh cheque from the Bihar Chief Minister.

Sooryavanshi was the Player of the Match in the finals against England at the U-19 World Cup for his match-winning inning of 175 runs off 80 balls, comprising 15 fours and sixes each, reaching his century in 55 balls, which is one of the fastest in U-19 World Cup history and helped india win the World Cup for the sixth time.

Sooryavanshi was also the Player of the tournament, scoring 439 runs in seven m...