India begins its sixth tour of South Africa in 20 years with a three match ODI series, the first of which will be played in Johannesburg on Thursday.The ODI series will be followed by two Test matches. The ODI series ends with the third and final game on December 11 followed by a two-Test series from December 18 to 30.India has sent a sixteen member squad to play the ODI series while the Indian test team will be picked from a 17 member squad.