The return of superstar Virat Kohli leaves India with a selection headache going into the second test against the Blackcaps.
Kohli skipped the three-match Twenty20 series and the drawn opening test against New Zealand to take a rest.
In his absence, Mumbai batter Shreyas Iyer made a dream test debut, with a first-innings score of 105, followed by a crucial 65 in the second at Kanpur.
Calls have grown to drop either Ajinkya Rahane, who led India at Kanpur, or Cheteshwar Pujara - both of whom have been short of runs - to vacate a spot for Kohli and allow Iyer to retain his place.
Unseasonable rain in Mumbai also means both teams have not been able to practise outdoors since Wednesday and the weather conditions could have an impact on the team selection, says Kohli.
"We will discuss our combination," he says. "The change in weather and the change in conditions have to be taken into account."
Kohli expects the Wankhede Stadium pitch to offer something for batters and bowlers.
"But we also can't assume that the weather will remain the same for the next five days, so we have to have a combination which can adapt to any change."
Meanwhile, India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha has recovered from a neck problem and is available for selection.
Saha was unable to don the wicketkeeping gloves on the final day of the first test, due to a stiff neck, with KS Bharat taking his place behind the stumps.
The top-ranked Blackcaps, who beat India at Southampton to win the inaugural World Test Championship in June, can make history with victory at Mumbai.
New Zealand have never won a test series in India nor a test match since the 1988/89 tour.
The visitors face a selection dilemma of their own. After spin trio of Ajaz Patel, Will Sommerville and Rachina Ravindra struggled to make headway on a lifeless Kanpur pitch, the case to include veteran quick Neil Wagner at the expense of a spinner has strengthened.
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