Apple CEO Tim Cook Enjoys IPL Experience in Kanpur

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook on Thursday got a taste of Indian Premier League during Gujarat Lions-Kolkata Knight Riders match here on Thursday.

Cook, who is touring India, came here this evening on the invitation from IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla.

"I had personally invited Cook to watch an IPL match and I am glad that he has accepted my invitation," Shukla told PTI.

Cook was seen enjoying the game while sitting alongside Shukla and Sanjay Dutt, who was recently released from prison.

"It is incredible. I am already hooked on to it," said Cook during a brief chat aired by the host broadcaster during the KKR innings.

"It is tough to watch the game in this heat but I have never felt anything like this before. I see how important cricket is, how important sport is."

The Apple CEO is on a four-day visit to India where he is expected to meet a host of political leaders, industrialists and celebrities.

The 55-year-old Cook landed in Mumbai and paid a visit to the famous Siddhivinayak Temple.

He had also dropped in at a private party organised by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is also the owner of Kolkata Knight Riders.

A lot of excitement was evident at the Green Park Stadium which hosted an IPL game for the first time. It was also the first time that a game was played under lights here.