kolkata as in all threematch series the second test starting at eden gardens on friday is the most important it gives the kiwis the chance to stage a comeback while the indians will try to seal the series with a game to spare if another series victory at home is not motivation enough virat kohlis men stand on the threshold of becoming the no 1 side in tests by dislodging pakistan from the top if they win here even a whitewash against the west indies in their upcoming series in the uae wont be enough for pakistan to reclaim the top spotindia skipper virat kohli though played down the ranking factor records are not a motivation for me a ranking or number can be temporary it can change after a tight series it can upset you if youre attached to it he said at fridays prematch press conference my thinking and the teams thinking is that we work on our skills and maintain a standard he remarkedbut that will be easier said than done new zealand may have lost the first test but they werent outplayed in kanpur although most of their batsmen had struggled against spin twins ashwin and jadeja they too had moments they failed to capitalise onalso read five famous india wins at eden gardensthe kiwis have shown the heart for a fight in recent years on foreign soil in 2014 they lost to pakistan by 248 runs in the first test in abu dhabi before drawing the second in dubai and winning the third by an innings in sharjah a year later they lost the first test by 124 runs at lords only to bounce back with a 199run victory at headingley the fact that the eden track will not be spinner friendly like green park was will boost the kiwis comeback hopesthis is the first time that an eden test match is starting in september the pitch is still unsettled after the groundrelaying work a couple of months back and with the monsoon refusing to leave the eastern coast there will be moisture under the surfacealso read rampant india eye series win in 250th home testalthough some grass was chopped off over the last two days theres still a tinge of green the pitch is expected to assist seamers early on but may get slow and low thereafter in such a scenario india may tinker with their combination and play an extra bowler in the form of pacer bhuvneshwar kumar or legspinner amit mishra recentlysummoned jayant yadav is also an option if india prefer to unleash a second offspinner but then they will have to sacrifice a batsman and with kl rahul out with an injury cheteshwar pujara or ajinkya rahane may be pushed up to the top of order to partner murali vijay although gautam gambhir has joined the squad as rahuls replacement his comback may have to wait williamson skips nets new zealands biggest worry is skipper kane williamson who skipped practice