The BBC's cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew is in no doubt that the tedious last day of the Mohali Test did little to boost the appeal of the longer version of the game. In his final tour blog, he writes:
How sad it is, after such an entertaining six weeks here, that India should have treated this final match with such contempt.
I really hoped that this attitude to Test cricket had died years ago.
It is no wonder that the five-day game is facing a battle for survival in this part of the world if the captain and coach approach it like this, with absolutely no consideration to spectators, sponsors and a huge television audience.