South Africa is going to stay in India for 72 days to play Three Twenty20, Five ODIs and Four Test matches series in October to December 2015.

BCCI and Cricket South Africa (CSA) have announced that, the bilateral series between India and South Africa will be called the Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela series. The Test series, the BCCI and Cricket South Africa said, will be played for the Freedom Trophy.

"BCCI, on behalf of every citizen of our country, is able to pay tribute to these great leaders by naming the series after them, and appeals to each and every citizen of our country to imbibe their ideals and follow the path advised by them," BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said in a statement.

CSA chief executive, Haroon Lorgat, said that naming the series after Gandhi and Mandela was "eternal news for our people and cricketers". "For the people of both our countries there is no greater duty than to uphold the ideals of both Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela," he said. "As cricket-loving people we must fight hard to win on the field of play but never forget to do battle in the spirit of these two great men."

India will host South Africa for 3 T20Is, 5 ODIs and 4 Test matches between October and December this year.

 

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