India crash to 10-wicket defeat in Adelaide

ROHIT AND KOHLI CUT SORRY FIGURE AT PINK BALL TEST

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ADELAIDE: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's never-ending technical problems against both pace and spin has set the alarm bells ringing as Indian batters capitulated twice in just 81 overs to lose the 'pink ball' Test against Australia by a comprehensive 10-wicket margin on the third day, here.

Australia maintained their tremendous record in day/night Tests and levelled the five-match series 1-1, bouncing back in style after their Perth debacle. They have now won 12 of the 13 day/night games they have played, losing only one pink ball Test in their history -- against the West Indies.

It was shortest-ever Test between India and Australia in terms of balls bowled. Only 1031 balls were bowled out of a possible 2700 legal deliveries.

Starting the day at 128 for 5, Nitish Kumar Reddy's (42) cavalier approach prevented a second successive innings defeat under lights at Adelaide as India were bowled out for 175.

Australia needed to score just 19 runs and they completed the formalities in just 3.2 overs.