The Australian pace brigade of James Pattinson, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus also bowled remarkably well against a team containing the two greatest run-scorers in the history of the game to steer the home side to their 122-run victory.
But it was their ability to do what so many of the recognised batsmen could not that made all the difference.
For Pattinson it made his second man of the match in only his third Test, with his 55 runs without the loss of his wicket in either innings giving him the edge over Siddle and Hilfenhaus.
Australia scored 333 and 240, not much more than a modest score on a wicket with which no player found fault.
But it proved far better than India's 282 and 169.
Australian captain Michael Clarke insisted his team deserved their win, but singled out the bowlers for special mention.
"What this Test match showed me is that if we can knock over a team like India, it can't just be our batters," Clarke said.
"We bowled particularly well and stuck to our plan."
Clarke emphasised the preparation the Australians had put into the match after their loss to New Zealand in their previous Test.
"We have the skills, it's just a matter of executing our plan," he said.
"We're doing all the right things. It's now about having the confidence and backing ourselves."
In a match that set an attendance record for Australia-India Tests in this country of 189,347 over the four days, one of the great disappointments was the failure of the world's greatest run-scorer Sachin Tendulkar to score his 100th international century.
Tendulkar's 73 in the first innings amounted to a semi-classic, another 27 runs would have given it full classic status.
The "Little Master" ended the match with 15,288 Test runs to his name from 305 innings.
His next chance for the 100th century comes next week in Sydney.