India captain Rohit Sharma insisted his side's thrashing against Australia in their second Test will not leave his players with mental scars.
Australia romped to a 10-wicket triumph in Adelaide on Sunday to level the five-match series, with Travis Head, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins starring for the tourists.
Head's knock of 140 from 141 deliveries in the first innings put the Baggy Greens in control, before Starc and Cummins took 15 wickets between them to seal an impressive victory.
Cummins claimed his ninth Test five-for, with only Richie Benaud (nine) and Imran Khan (12) taking more as a captain for their respective nations.
None of India's players made a half-century in either innings, while their bowling attack failed to capitalise when conditions were in their favour, but Rohit remained positive.
"Firstly, it's not a [mental] scar, it's just we've lost a Test match. We didn't play well enough," he said.
"It's still 1-1 and plenty of things left in this series, and definitely a way for us to get back into it. I am not going to look too much into this game and start worrying about little things.
"A disappointing week for us, we didn't play well, and Australia played better cricket than us and won the Test match. We failed to grab our opportunities. We didn't bat well enough, probably 30-40 runs short with the bat in the first innings.
"There were opportunities when Australia were batting, and we failed to take those chances. When you miss those chances, it’s never easy."
The third Test takes place next Saturday at The Gabba, with India hoping to replicate their last encounter at the iconic venue, when Rishabh Pant’s unbeaten 89 saw them chase down 328 to inflict Australia's first loss there since 1988.
"We are looking forward to it. [We have] some really good memories there. We want to start well and play well. There's not much time in between as well," he said.
"You know we just want to go out there and think about what we did right in Perth, and also what we did last time when we were here."