Nathan Lyon spins India into a daze on Day 1 of Bangalore Test

Nathan Lyon of Australia cricket team celebrates the wicket of India cricket team's KL Rahul durind Day 1 of the second Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. Lyon took eight Indian wickets, a new record, as India were bowled out for 189 with Rahul (90) the only batsman making a mark. (REUTERS)

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Nathan Lyon of Australia cricket team celebrates the wicket of India cricket team's KL Rahul durind Day 1 of the second Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. Lyon took eight Indian wickets, a new record, as India were bowled out for 189 with Rahul (90) the only batsman making a mark. (REUTERS)

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Australia's Nathan Lyon (back to camera), celebrates with teammates the wicket India's Ishant Sharma (left), his eighth victim of the innings during Day 1 of the second Test at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. He returned with figures of 8/50, the best by an Australian bowler against India. (AP)

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Nathan Lyon’s eight-wicket haul in Bangalore on Saturday was also the best bowling performance by any overseas bowler in India, bettering South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener’s 8/64 at the Eden Gardens in 1996. (REUTERS)

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India cricket team’s KL Rahul (right) was the only batsmen who could resist and attack the Australian spinners -- Nathan Lyon and Steve O’Keefe. But some tight Aussie fielding and tight bowling made his life hard in the middle on Day 1 of the second Test in Bangalore. (AFP)

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Australia cricket team wicketkeeper Matthew Wade stumps Ajinkya Rahane out, off the bowling of Nathan Lyon, on Day 1 of the second Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. (Reuters)

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Australia's players celebrate the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane, a crucial wicket when you consider how good the Indian middle-order batsman is playing spinners. (REUTERS)

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Australia cricket team’s Steve O'Keefe (centre), the hero of the first Test in Pune, celebrates the wicket of Karun Nair (left) during Day of the second Test M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. (AFP)

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India cricket team captain Virat Kohli started off solidly, knocking a couple of boundaries. But he soon fell, trapped LBW by Nathan Lyon on Day 1 of the second Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. (AFP)

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Indian captain Virat Kohli scored only 12 runs before being trapped leg before by Nathan Lyon on Day 1 of the 2nd Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. (AFP)

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There was very little to cheer for the Indian fans who were present at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Day 1 of the second Test on Saturday. (AFP)

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Australia cricket team's Mitchell Starc celebrates the wicket of Indian opener Abhinav Mukund, who was a late replacement for the injured Murali Vijay. Australia bowlers went on to take wickets at regular intervals, wresting control of the second Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. (REUTERS)