New Delhi: India's home series against South Africa will begin with the first T20 International on October 2 followed by five ODIs and four Test matches, making it the longest tour to the country by the Proteas.

Besides three T20 Internationals at Dharamsala (October 2), Cuttack (October 5) and Kolkata October 8), the series will see feature one-dayers in Kanpur (October 11), Indore (October 14), Rajkot (October 18), Chennai (October 22) and Mumbai (October 25).