More than half, around 51% of Pakistanis, according to a Gallup & Gilani Pakistan survey, did not watch any PSL games.

"Have you ever watched a PSL match, even just a small portion of it?" was the question posed to a nationally representative sample of adult men and women nationwide. 51% said no in response, while 49% nodded in agreement.

The functional branch of Gallup International, Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, conducted the study in the country and announced the results on behalf of the Gilani Research Foundation.

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However, while speaking in a press conference on Saturday, Sethi mentioned the ratings of the marquee league of Pakistan received more ratings compared to IPL.

"Over 150 million people watched it digitally. It is not a small thing. IPL's digital rating was 130 million at the same stage, and PSL's was over 150 million. So this is a great success for Pakistan," Sethi said.