"This will be the longest tour that we have undertaken to India and the first time we will play a four-Test series," CSA CEO Haroon Lorgat said. PHOTO COURTESY: YOUTH CONNECT
The tour, which comprises three Twenty20 matches, five one-day internationals and four Tests, will run between September 29 and December 7.
It will be the first time South Africa will play a Twenty20 international on Indian soil in preparation for the World Twenty20 which will be held across India in March-April next year.
South Africa have also never contested a four-Test series in India before, adding a new challenge for Hashim Amla's top-ranked Proteas side.
The tour starts with the three T20 games from October 2 to 8, followed by the five one-dayers from Oct 11 to 25.
The four Tests will be played in Mohali (November 5-9), Bangalore (Nov 14-18), Nagpur (Nov 25-29) and New Delhi December (3-7).
The second match in Bangalore is expected to be South African batting star AB de Villiers' 100th Test.
The schedule: Proteas’ tour of India
September 29 T20 practice match, Delhi
October 2 First T20I, Dharamsala
October 5 Second T20I, Cuttack
October 8 Third T20I, Kolkata
October 11 First ODI, Kanpur
October 14 Second ODI, Indore
October 18 Third ODI, Rajkot
October 22 Fourth ODI, Chennai
October 25 Fifth ODI, Mumbai
October 30-31 Two-day tour match
November 5-9 First Test, Mohali
November 14-18 Second Test, Bangalore
November 25-29 Third Test, Nagpur
December 3-7 Fourth Test, Delhi
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