Tour Diary

What a drag

What a drag

I watched the Champions League Twenty20 draw last night

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

An Indian train journey

An Indian train journey

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

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Stare, stare, stare

Stare, stare, stare

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

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Sticking to the staircase

Sticking to the staircase

I got stuck in the hotel lift this morning

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Is India really cricket-crazy?

Is India really cricket-crazy?

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

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

The eucalyptus link

The eucalyptus link

There are some branching reminders of home in Chandigarh

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Hoot, hoot, scoot scoot

Hoot, hoot, scoot scoot

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

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Settling down in Chandigarh

Settling down in Chandigarh

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

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Roads and rodents of Chandigarh

Roads and rodents of Chandigarh

Chandigarh feels like it’s in a different country to Bangalore

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Trying to be served

Trying to be served

Servants are a regular part of Indian life, a way of providing employment to people who need it, building a home and getting every-day jobs done

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Hold my hand

Hold my hand

I'm scared to cross the roads here

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Commercial Modi turns Burgundy

Commercial Modi turns Burgundy

Vanity has a new name in India: Lalit Modi

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Vintage security

Vintage security

After the relaxed security on the practice days, inspections and searches have become more thorough, although they still carry an endearing local touch

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Noisy crowd minus the streakers

Noisy crowd minus the streakers

I think I’m going deaf

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Sleepless in Bangalore

Sleepless in Bangalore

What seem like small time-changes change everything

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Ganguly retirement stir creates echoes of Waugh

Ganguly retirement stir creates echoes of Waugh

India's hysterical 24-hour news coverage is unrivalled

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

Mission Impossible made easy

Mission Impossible made easy

After a quick request for directions I was suddenly in the middle of the Chinnaswamy Stadium

25-Feb-2013•Allan Llewellyn

The party never stops

The party never stops

Never mind it had been raining before the toss, the covers had been on for hours, and that there was hardly any chance that play would happen

25-Feb-2013•Jamie Alter

The buff masters

The buff masters

Hindi films share pretty much equal space in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, and you won't have a hard time striking up a conversation about them

25-Feb-2013•Jamie Alter

The travelling soldier

The travelling soldier

Abhishek Sudhir has been watching live cricket since 1992, from the time Vinod Kambli 'brownwashed' England

25-Feb-2013•Jamie Alter

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