It is futile to compare a Pakistani batsman to his Indian counterpart because there is a galaxy of difference between the two countries in terms of batting standards and expectations.
India has a cut-throat, almost brutal environment for batsmen.
Karun Nair scored a triple-hundred against England in only his second Test and 4 Tests later, his career is over.
On the contrary, if a young Pakistani batsman scores a triple hundred against England in only his second Test, he will do bhangra over that performance for the rest of his career and will be able to milk that performance and get selected for years.
Karun Nair is most probably a better Test batsman than Azhar, Shafiq, Haris etc.
Rohit was never able to sustain a permanent place in the middle-order in Tests while averaging 40-41. In Pakistan, Shafiq ended up with 77 Tests while hovering in the range of 39-42.
India would have thrown out players like Azhar, Shafiq etc. out after 10 Tests but they have ended up as captains and senior players in Pakistan.
Babar is a top player. There is no doubt about it. However, his status is higher than it would be if he want playing for a country like Pakistan that has a nothing batting legacy and a joke of a batting culture.
Our best Test batsman ever would barely make the reserves of the all-time Test team and our highest ever ODI centurion has only 20 hundreds.
Producing batsmen like Babar is no big deal for India. They produce 3-4 players like him every generation including a couple who are better than him. However, Pakistan will probably have to wait for another two decades to produce someone of his caliber.
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