If the likes of Iyer, KL, Shaw, Kishan and even Samson etc. were in Pakistan, these guys would be superstars and in contention for all format captaincy. In fact, someone like KL with the same profile (batting ability, personality, image etc.) would be the face of Pakistan cricket today.
In India, him and the other players are just viewed as good players. Nothing more. The difference in standards are astronomical.
Someone like Jaiswal cannot break into the Indian ODI team in 2023 but he is already miles better than Fakhar, Imam, Abdullah and Masood.
If Babar was Indian, he would be just another player and would have played less than 50% of the matches he has played for Pakistan so far and would never receive the limelight that he gets now.
The 10th or even 20th best batsman in India would be comparable to Pakistan’s top 5 batsmen if not top 3.
People who compare records without context fail to understand the fact that breaking into the Indian team and keeping your place in the XI is a whole different ball game altogether.
We have one Babar and we can’t stop talking about him while India produce 4-5 Babars every 4-5 years.