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[caption id="attachment_39970" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Image: Twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: India's Lokesh Rahul on Sunday admitted that the morning session today was the toughest of his career so far. The Karnataka batsman had to face a hostile fast bowling from Pat Cummins and Josh Hazzlewood. After bowling out the visitors for 300 in their first innings, the hosts were hoping to build a big total. But some lethal fast bowling from the Aussie fast bowling pairs dented India’s hopes of a lead by the end of Day 2. "The way Josh and Cummins bowled in the first session, I can say it has been the toughest session that I have faced in Test cricket so far," said Rahul to the reporters after the post day’s play in Dharamsala. Just as the hosts thought they had seen off the worst, off-spinner Nathan Lyon scripted a turnaround in the final session to finish the day with four wickets for 67. "They put the ball in the right areas, they swung the ball, bowled with a lot of pace and venom," said the batsman who has scored 1,149 runs in 17 Tests. The efforts of Hazlewood (1-40) and Cummins (1-59) did not translate into many wickets but proved crucial in keeping the Indian run-making in check. Rahul had special praise for the 23-year-old Cummins, who is making a comeback to Test cricket after nearly six years in the wilderness. "The first session was really tough, it was challenging for sure. I had to leave the balls outside off stump, leave the bouncers. "He (Cummins) was fast, accurate. You can say that he has been the guy who, as a fast bowler, who has challenged us in this series." Australia just needs to draw the match to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy, having triumphed at home in 2014-15. A victory will see them clinch their first series win in India since the side led by Adam Gilchrist triumphed in 2004.