S Sreesanth and Murali Karthik will travel to Pakistan for the five-match ODI series.
The Indian skipper said Akram's tips would be useful because the side has quite a few left-arm fast bowlers.
The former Indian seamer blames the media for putting unnecessary pressure on Irfan Pathan by going hyper over his performance.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, on Monday, said that unlike football, cricket is a 'captain's game' and the coach should take a 'back seat'.
Zaheer Khan brought Baroda on the verge of a big victory over Punjab with a five-wicket haul on the second day.
Baroda pacemen, Zaheer Khan grabbed 4 for 46 while Patel took 5 for 31 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Sachin Rana, who scored 121 in the first innings, was out on 99 in the second as the Ranji Trophy match between Haryana and Baroda ended in a draw.
An unbeaten 59 by Rakesh Solanki gave Baroda the first innings lead against Haryana in the Ranji Trophy Elite division match on Saturday.
Joginder Sharma stole the limelight with five-wicket haul while Sunny Singh led a spirited batting effort as Haryana staged a remarkable fightback to leave their Ranji Trophy opener against defending champions Mumbai evenly poised, in Lahli, Haryana, on Monday.
The southpaw slammed 75 as Uttar Pradesh ended day one on 303 for six against Baroda
The Indian cricket team arrived in Napier on Monday for the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, starting January 19.
While Sourav Ganguly fell for a duck in the second innings as well in Duleep Trophy final on Sunday.
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