Aussie batting coach Michael Di Venuto has lifted the lid on the mood in the dressing room during Australia's catastrophic collapse in the second Test against India - and Steve Smith's blowup after being dismissed.

India won the second Test by six wickets in Delhi on Sunday after Australia collapsed from 1-61 to 113 all out in just 90 minutes.

Having lost 10 wickets in a session in the opening Test in Nagpur in which they were thrashed by an innings and 132 runs, the tourists lost nine before lunch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Smith's wicket triggered an eight wicket collapse and the star batter was furious when he got back to the sheds.

'He was certainly disappointed when he got out and he made it known that it was a poor shot in the dressing room,' batting coach Michael Di Venuto told News Corp.

'I think most people would have heard that, they should have had a fair idea of what not to do. It was just one of those moments in the game when you're under pressure from world class bowlers, things happen sometimes, it's unusual for him.'

Di Venuto explained the panic that started to set in as the wickets tumbled.

'It was a like a car crash in slow motion isn't it?' he said and explained that there's nothing that can be done to stop it.

'I wish there was and generally it happens and it's already happened and it's like what has just happened there. You guys saw exactly what we saw. It's just constant panic and people moving everywhere.

'You lose a wicket you never want to go bang bang and lose two. And in this country it's easy to get knocked over early and then it's just matter about trying to get that next partnership and calming the waters a little bit. The other day we lost four wickets on 95. Something like that. It just kept on happening.'

Di Venuto admitted that the stressful environment wasn't ideal for batsmen about to go out to the crease - but that's all part of the game.

'That's part of the process of cricket. Some are good. Some will blow up. Everyone's different. Some will go away and blow up. Others are quite open about,' he said.

'It's a tough one in cricket and that's been handed down throughout the ages. The blow ups, the guys are a lot better these days, I think the majority, you still get a few no doubt. It's frustration. No one wants to get out and people want to perform. Tough game.'

Former Australian cricketers Michael Slater and Michael Bevan were renowned for their post-innings blowups, which often involved damaging gear and screaming in the dressing sheds.

Amazon's The Test documentary series shows plenty of temper tantrums from players behind the scenes during their darkest moments.

In one dramatic scene from Australia's tour of Sri Lanka in 2022, Travis Head hurls his bat across the dressing room in a fit of rage after being dismissed cheaply.

David Warner, Steve Smith and Nathan Lyon are all shown in times of frustration, slamming doors, throwing gear and swearing in anger.