New Delhi, May 3 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Jitesh Sharma has clarified on his "unprofessional" remark on Rajasthan Royals (RR) youngster Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, stating that he only made the remark on the basis of the latter being a 15-year-old kid.

"He's not professional. I can tell you that. Everyone is trying to get him to be professional, but I don't think he will ever get professional. He may be on the field, but off the field, he won't. I'm trying my best. I ask him not to have ice cream at night," Jitesh had said during a conversation with AB de Villiers ahead of IPL 2026.

RR fans later took advantage of his comment to criticise the wicketkeeper-batter after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slammed 78 runs from 28 balls to help...