This time it was Rohit’s facet — extensively thought of the perfect gamers of spin on the planet — who have been beguiled by Nathan Lyon and firm on a sideways-turning observe with low bounce thrown in for good measure.

Thirty-one wickets fell in a shade over two days.

“This pitch talk is getting too much. Every time we play in India it’s always about the pitch,” Rohit informed reporters after his facet’s nine-wicket loss, saying that Tests exterior India have been additionally ending sooner than the fifth day.

Rohit highlighted the primary Test between South Africa and the West Indies, which ended inside three days on a quick Centurion floor on Thursday, and mentioned that batting-friendly tracks produced “boring” contests.

“It’s about skills,” he mentioned.

“Why are we not talking about Nathan Lyon — how well he bowled? How well (Cheteshwar) Pujara batted in the second innings, how well Usman Khawaja played?”

Lyon returned match figures of 11-99, along with his eight wickets in India’s second innings organising Australia’s victory.

Pujara was the one batter who stood agency for the hosts, withstanding 142 balls for his 59 when nobody else managed to face even 40 deliveries.

Khawaja anchored Australia’s first innings, top-scoring with 60 earlier than the guests collapsed.

Despite wickets falling quickly Rohit mentioned that “out of the 10 wickets maybe one or two where the pitch did help the bowler, but other than that it was the skill of the bowler that foxed the batsman”.

The win was solely Australia’s second in Tests in India since 2004 and stand-in skipper Steve Smith mentioned he had loved the spin problem.

“I prefer this more than just a genuine flat wicket that goes five days and can be boring in stages,” he mentioned.

“There’s always something happening on these wickets — you’ve got to really work hard for your runs.”

The remaining Test of the sequence begins on Thursday in Ahmedabad.