India thumped Australia in Nagpur and Delhi to grab a 2-0 lead in the four-test series with their spinners ruling the roost in both matches, before Australia flipped the script in Indore, racing to a nine-wicket victory on Friday.
Spin powerhouse India were bundled out for 109 and 163 in the third test, with off-spinner Nathan Lyon claiming 11 of the 20 wickets.
"At the start of the series, we made a choice of what kind of pitches we wanted to play on," Rohit told reporters after India's unbeaten nine-test run on home soil came to an end.
"It was a collective call that we wanted this kind of pitches."
Milking 'home advantage' is commonplace in test cricket and India are likely to roll out another turning track in Ahmedabad for the final match next week.
Thirty wickets fell in the first two days at Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium, drawing criticism that the pitch did not provide a fair contest between bat and ball.
"When you're playing at home, you always play to your strengths, and not worry about what people outside are talking about," the opener said.
"We want to play to our strength and our strength is spin bowling and batting. Everyone uses that advantage outside. So what's wrong with that?"
Rohit said the fall of the wickets had more to do with the quality of the bowling than the conditions.
"Even in the first innings, I don't think there was a lot happening (because of the pitch). If you look at the dismissals, we played poorly," he added.
"Out of the 10 wickets in the first innings, maybe one or two was where the pitch did help the bowler a little bit.
"Other than that, I think it was the skill of the bowler to fox the batsman and get rid of the batsman."
RARE AUSTRALIA WIN
Steve Smith knows how difficult it is to win a test in India so Australia's stand-in captain was thrilled to bits after the win.
Leading the side as regular skipper Pat Cummins flew home to be with his ailing mother, Smith marshalled his bowlers well and took a stunning catch to dismiss Cheteshwar Pujara whose second innings 59 was the only half-century by an Indian in the low-scoring match.
"They are pretty hard to come by," Smith told reporters, referring to wins in India, after only the second Australia has notched up in their last 18 attempts.
"For us to get on top in this game, particularly after losing the toss ... it shows the talent in this group and the belief we've got in ourselves."
Australia fought tooth and nail in Delhi only to be thwarted by India's lower order, who set up India's six-wicket victory.
"We screwed up, I suppose, in Delhi is one way to put it," Smith said.
"We had an opportunity there and let that slip, but we had a good break and a good preparation coming here and it was just about getting our mental state right."
Smith captained Australia during the 2014-2018 period but was stripped of the role following a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
Cummins is expected to return before the final test next week but chances are Smith may continue to lead the side in the final test in Ahmedabad next week.
"India is a part of the world I love captaining ... it's probably my favourite place in the world to captain," the 33-year-old said.
"Every ball is an event and therefore can dictate what happens after, which is something that I really love and you've got to be ahead of the game.
"So I thought I did it well this week and it was good fun."
