Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan put it on the lack of a batting mentor in the Pakistan team for recent downfall of Babar Azam. Speaking to the Crickwick podcast, Azam said, "Virat Kohli had someone around him who was a legend, like VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid. But who was there with Babar? There was no one."