5 lessons that the Indian fans should learn from the Ashes series

Move on from your golden generation and back the talented ones

Hail the new gen

The biggest lesson for the Indian fans. We in India suffer from obnoxious bouts of nostalgia. For us “what was” is more interesting than “what is” and “what can be”. We are in love with our history and our past heroes and we are so wrapped in their aura that sometimes, we fail to acknowledge the present and the future. We love comparisons and are often dismissive of the emergence of youngsters who threaten to emulate our past superstars.

Similar to India, Australia too, lost its golden generation of cricket. If India saw Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman bid goodbye to the game, Australia had likes of Mike Hussey and Ricky Ponting walk into the sunset.

However, unlike us, the Australians are not dismissive of the emergence of the Warners and the Steven Smiths. We still sigh about Dada’s captaincy but they trust in Clarke. They accept the loss of the flamboyance of Adam Gilchrist but they are happy to invest in the solidity of Haddin. They miss the presence of Matthew Hayden but welcome the roughness of Dave Warner.

They don’t compare Steven Smith to a Mike Hussey and support a misfiring George Bailey but most importantly, they don’t troll their front line spinner.

Moral of the story: Stop living in the flashback, back the future stars.