The Indian skipper said Akram's tips would be useful because the side has quite a few left-arm fast bowlers.
S Sreesanth and Murali Karthik will travel to Pakistan for the five-match ODI series.
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.
The Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) is still mum on whether it would arrange a felicitation ceremony for the retired legend Virender Sehwag, with their standard answer being "no communication from BCCI".
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.
The southpaw slammed 75 as Uttar Pradesh ended day one on 303 for six against Baroda
While Sourav Ganguly fell for a duck in the second innings as well in Duleep Trophy final on Sunday.
West Zone need 76 runs more to register an outright victory after they bowled out South Zone for 211 in the second innings
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.
