<p class="title">One of the greatest Olympians of all time, Michael Phelps got a taste of cricket on Tuesday as he watched the Indian Premier League match between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The winner of an astounding 23 gold medals in the Olympics, Phelps was in town for promotional activity and dropped in for some time at the Kotla in the evening.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Phelps has never watched cricket and it was a perfect occasion for him to get a taste of India's most popular sport. He came as a guest of Delhi Capitals, who invited him through his sponsors," a senior BCCI official told PTI on condition of anonymity.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 33-year-old from Baltimore, USA, is on his maiden visit to India. He came in after the match started and was around for an hour before leaving.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was not known whether Phelps found the game as interesting as baseball or felt like yawning like it happened with tennis great Pete Sampras who tried to endure a day at the Lord's during an Ashes Test match.</p>
<p class="title">One of the greatest Olympians of all time, Michael Phelps got a taste of cricket on Tuesday as he watched the Indian Premier League match between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The winner of an astounding 23 gold medals in the Olympics, Phelps was in town for promotional activity and dropped in for some time at the Kotla in the evening.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Phelps has never watched cricket and it was a perfect occasion for him to get a taste of India's most popular sport. He came as a guest of Delhi Capitals, who invited him through his sponsors," a senior BCCI official told PTI on condition of anonymity.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 33-year-old from Baltimore, USA, is on his maiden visit to India. He came in after the match started and was around for an hour before leaving.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was not known whether Phelps found the game as interesting as baseball or felt like yawning like it happened with tennis great Pete Sampras who tried to endure a day at the Lord's during an Ashes Test match.</p>
