BCCI has said that Gautham Gambhir will be playing the much awaited match against Pakistan tomorrow.

After recovering from a minor injury in the Sri-Lankan tri-series Gambhir cleared a fitness test in Mumbai last week. However the opener did not get a place in the warm-up match against New-Zealand in which India lost very badly.

There have been lots of speculations about his fitness. In order to put an end to it BCCI has announced that the Delhi opener will be playing in the match against Pakistan tomorrow.

BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said, "He was cleared by the BCCI experts when he underwent a fitness test in Mumbai before the team's departure. I understand he's playing in the first match."

India faced a major setback when Yuvraj Singh was ruled of the champion’s trophy with an injury. In the absence of Shewag, Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Sing, Gambhir’s fitness will play a vital role in the Indian camp.