Cricket Shirt Hunt in Karachi, Pakistan 🇵🇰

In an effort to blend in more with the locals, I went on the hunt for a Pakistan cricket shirt.

I have a friend who had visited Karachi before and told me that I should be able to find a good one at a place called Lunda Bazar for about 400 rupees.

So I flagged down a rickshaw and of course, ended up in some totally different place than where I asked to go. It happens to me almost every time. I have a local SIM card now, so I'll probably start using the ride hailing apps from now on.

Apparently the area I wanted to go to is better known as the Lighthouse Market. I eventually got there and went on the hunt for a Pak cricket jersey.

The first shop I visited specialised in sports trophies but also sold some sports shirts. They showed me 3 different Pakistan shirts with different qualities and different prices.

The cheapest one, at 500 rupees, was poor quality. The material didn't feel nice at all.

The mid range one, at 1,000 rupees seemed decent enough and there was another one at 2,000 rupees that they claimed was original, rather than the other ones which were fake.

I decided not to buy there and then, but to use that info as a baseline while I searched around other shops in the area. Right outside the shop, a guy told me to go to Jama Cloth Market which is a big wholesale market. So that's where I headed to next.

I couldn't resist stopping for a freshly squeeze pomegranate juice along the way. There are juice carts everywhere in Karachi, just like Mumbai and Kolkata in India, where I have fond memories or exploring the streets. Nothing feels better when you're wandering around outside, all sweaty, than a glass of fresh fruit juice.

At the Jama Cloth Market there were no sports goods. It was mostly suits for men and saris for women, formal wear. It was still worth the walk up there though, as I got to chat to a nice gentleman who makes wedding dresses.

I headed back to the lighthouse area and eventually found what was surely the best sports shit store in the whole area. This one shop sold nothing but sports shirts. They specialised in them 100% and were the store where the other stores were buying their stock from.

From there I was able to get good quality Pakistan national team and Karachi Kings PSL team shirts for 900 rupees each ($5 USD). They even offered to print a name and number on the back of the Pakistan shirt for me, so I left that one with them. I'll come back to pick it up with Babar Azam 56 on it.

I'd worked up a bit of hunger with all my exploring. The guy at the cricket shirt shop told me to visit Burns Road, where I could get some Nihari. Nihari is a spicy meat stew and is a special dish of Pakistan. That's where the next vlog will begin.

Intro: 0:00
Rickshaw Ride: 1:14
Cricket Shirt Hunt: 2:51
Pomegranate Juice: 11:29
Jama Cloth Market: 13:56
Cricket Shirt Hunt Part 2: 20:06
Orange Juice: 36:57

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