NM Lyon returns with the best innings bowling figures by a visiting bowlers on Indian soil
NM Lyon with his 8 for 50 in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Bangalore became the fourth bowler to capture eight or more wickets in a test innings against India in India All the four bowlers with their performances are listed below. NM Lyons’s eight for 50 represent the best innings bowling effort by a visiting bowler against India in India.The previous best was L Klusener’s 8 for 64 at Kolkata in Nov 1996
| No | Player | Team | O | M | Runs | W | Inns | oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | NM Lyon | Aus | 22.2 | 4 | 50 | 8 | 1 | Ind | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 2 | L Klusener | SAF | 21.3 | 4 | 64 | 8 | 4 | Ind | Kolkata | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 3 | Sikander Bakht | Pak | 21.0 | 3 | 69 | 8 | 2 | Ind | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 |
| 4 | JJ Krejza | Aus | 43.5 | 1 | 215 | 8 | 1 | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |