It promised to be a great Test but ended as a farce. India were dismissed for their lowest total in Test cricket. The number 36 was etched on the more than 100-year-old Adelaide Oval scoreboard as the Indian players exited the stadium one hour after the humiliating eight-wicket loss in the opening Test here on Saturday.

A small portion of Indian fans were still at the ground to watch the players trudge off in almost disbelief. This was no ordinary batting unit. It had players of the calibre of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane in the middle order. But in the space of 92 balls, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins ripped the highly-fancied Indian batting to shreds.