Allan Llewellyn

So my first full tour watching the team has ended in an Australian loss

Ganguly is a great tease

During a quiet first day in the empty stands at Nagpur I was reminded of a nice story from the final day of the Delhi Test

My favourite section of the weekend papers is the matrimonial advertisements

I used to think being a cricket writer would be the best job in the world

It’s Diwali

Some of the buildings in Delhi are magical

Mahatma Gandhi remains a hero for India’s masses for his tolerant approach and violence-free revolution

I have no idea what to do with my weight when this guy goes around corners, avoids a pothole, goes through a pothole, or dodges a bus

Since reading a diary of an Englishman’s travels around India I’ve always wanted to have a haircut and a shave here

I watched the Champions League Twenty20 draw last night

After seeing The Darjeeling Limited I was desperate to experience a train trip in India - without the on-the-loose snake

It’s strange being an Australian in another country when the team loses, and in India it gains you more attention

I got stuck in the hotel lift this morning

I can’t believe how few people have been watching the Test in Mohali

There are some branching reminders of home in Chandigarh

I’d looked at the pedal rickshaws since arriving in Chandigarh and wondered how they coped in the traffic ecosystem

As the moon rises the buzz on the Chandigarh streets lifts from relatively quiet - from what I’ve seen in India - to buoyant, busy and honkingly loud