Irfan Pathan has backed MI ahead of their clash against RCB, saying Mumbai are slightly ahead.
The former India all-rounder’s view came before the teams meet, giving MI a narrow nod in a matchup that has already drawn attention because of his blunt read on the contest. The source material available here is limited, but the message in Pathan’s comment is clear: he sees Mumbai as the team with the edge going into mi vs rcb.
That matters because pre-match assessments from a familiar voice can shape how the buildup is framed, especially when the matchup is one of the marquee fixtures on the calendar. With only a short TOI sports-desk note available, the key detail is Pathan’s line itself, and the fact that it lands before the game rather than after it.
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The unanswered piece is not whether he has a preference — he has made that plain — but how MI and RCB respond when they finally take the field. For now, Pathan has given the debate a simple starting point: Mumbai, in his view, are just ahead.
