Team India succumbed to a humiliating 10-wicket defeat at the hands of Australia in the pink-ball Test match at the Adelaide Oval.

After the crushing loss, India skipper Rohit Sharma issued a strong message to his bowling unit, emphasizing the need for collective responsibility.

Rohit stressed that Jasprit Bumrah can’t shoulder the entire burden and urged other fast bowlers like Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana among others to rise to the occasion.

While Bumrah claimed a match haul of eight wickets in India’s Perth Test win, he returned with four scalps in Australia’s first innings in Adelaide.

"We are not just playing with one bowler. There are other bowlers also who will have to take responsibility and get the job done for the team, be it (Mohammed) Siraj, Harshit Rana, Nitish Reddy, Akash Deep or Prasidh (Krishna)," Rohit said in the post-match presser.

While the captain acknowledged that some of the bowlers are new to Test cricket, he believes they will gain confidence and improve over time.

"These bowlers have just arrived in Test cricket, it's important to give them confidence. Whenever they play a match, it's important to give them confidence. We keep planning and discussing. But you can't expect Bumrah to bowl from both the ends and from morning to evening," Rohit said.

"It's very important to manage (all) bowlers. We discuss all this with each other. We talk to the bowler and then we make the decisions."

According to Rohit, the workload management of pacers is extremely crucial for their long-term success and well-being.

"I speak with him (Bumrah) whenever he finishes a spell. I enquire about how his body is feeling, is he (feeling) fresh or not? It's a five-match series, we want Bumrah to play all the matches and remain fresh," he remarked.

Harshit Rana leaked 86 runs in just 16 overs during Australia’s first innings in Adelaide, but Rohit refused to make the youngster scapegoat for India’s demoralizing defeat.

"Rana didn't do anything wrong in the first Test. He did very well. He gave the team crucial breakthroughs when they were needed. I believe that if someone hasn't done anything wrong, he cannot be left out without a reason because then what confidence does the team get?

"It happens, sometimes the team doesn't get what it wants. He came up against a good batsman who put pressure on him. But he has a heart and a passion so we should back such (qualities in a player)," Rohit said.

"The player might think that you give me one match but leave me out in the next. This is not good for any player or any team, that's what I think. We should assess what the situation is and how helpful the conditions are," he explained.

While Rohit doesn't want to judge Rana based on just one game, he won’t shy away from taking tough calls for the benefit of the team.

"But judging someone after one match is not the right thing. We always keep (all) options open for any player to play since we have to win a Test match. If we must make such changes to win a Test, we will do that."