Sunil Gavaskar, the India cricket legend, reckons Mumbai Indians will start this year's IPL as favourites.

"Mumbai Indians will start as the favourites simply because of the ease with which they won last time. Even in the finals they had plenty left in reserve as they coasted to a win in one of the mildest finals of the IPL. Most finals go down to the last over but not the one last year in Dubai as Mumbai knocked off the runs as if they were having net practice."