The Indian cricket team will be playing three Test matches along with six One Dayers and three T20 Internationals against South Africa starting from January 5th next year in South Africa.According to the statement released by the Acting Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Amitabh Chaudhary in New Delhi, Team India will play South Africa in a three-match Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela Test series in the beginning of their tour.Then they will engage in the six-match One-Day International series followed by three Twenty20 Internationals to be played later.He said the dates and venues for the fixtures will be confirmed shortly.