New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- Young and promising Indian cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi was felicitated by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday, following the teenager's heroics in Under-19 (U-19) World Cup 2026.

Vaibhav scored 175 runs off just 80 balls to help India beat England by 100 runs in the final to clinch the Under-19 World Cup title earlier in February. That was India's sixth U-19 World Cup title, once again asserting their dominance in the history of the tournament.

Vaibhav was named the Player of the Match as well as Player of the Tournament. He aggregated 439 runs from seven matches at an average of 62.71, and registered one century and three fifties.

Vaibhav, who hails from Samastipur district in Bihar, received a cheque o...