'Niiice Gary, yes!'

What a performance from @NathLyon421 8-50... class, class, class and one of the great guys of our sport.

— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) March 4, 2017

Awesome by Australia to bowl India out for 189-Lyon just brilliant.
Very much Advantage Australia! Big total coming up!#INDvAUS

— Jason Gillespie (@dizzy259) March 4, 2017

Massive congratulations @NathLyon421 you beauty!!! One of the great blokes and very deserving #IndvAus @CricketAus

— Chris Rogers (@BuckRogers55) March 4, 2017

Yes @NathLyon421

— Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398) March 4, 2017

Fantastic day Australia! Well done @NathLyon421, the #cmonaussie

— Ryan Harris (@r_harris413) March 4, 2017

Niiice Gary, yes! @NathLyon421#AUSvIND

— Peter Siddle (@petersiddle403) March 4, 2017

The Goat @NathLyon421 great bowling Gaz/Gary #AUSvIND #NiceGary

— Fawad Ahmed (@bachaji23) March 4, 2017

Hoping our bowlers 2 create th same magic tom.Nathan Lyon bowled like a real lion @ banglore on 1st day of test cricket respect #IndvAus

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 4, 2017

Cricket historian and current member of the Committee of Administrators running the BCCI Ramachandra Guha was also hugely impressed with Lyon.

Nathan Lyon gave a master class in classical off spin bowling at the KSCA today. I hope the great Erapalli Prasanna was at the stadium too.

— Ramachandra Guha (@Ram_Guha) March 4, 2017