Depleted pace attack a worry for India ahead of first New Zealand ODI

India's bowling attack is short on experience as it prepares for the first one-day international against New Zealand in Auckland on Wednesday. The five-match series is the first major test for the touring side's depleted pace unit.

India's captain Shubman Gill and New Zealand's captain Mitchell Santner posed for photographs at Eden Park on Tuesday, ahead of the opening match. The teams will meet at the venue in the first of five games.

A thin pace attack

India's bowling line-up has little international experience, and that gives New Zealand the edge. The home side is better placed in the bowling department for the series.

Attention on the tour has centred on two of India's most senior batters. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are expected to draw much of the crowd and media interest, as this is their last tour of the Southern Hemisphere.

Where the series goes from here

The opening match is set for Wednesday at Eden Park. The series runs over five matches. Whether the young bowlers can handle the pressure of the opening games is the question India will face in the coming days.

The matches will be played in New Zealand's time zone, so live coverage will run late into the night in India. Specific broadcast times have not been confirmed.