India will host the West Indies for two Tests in October followed by a series across formats against South Africa, the country’s cricket board said on Wednesday. In March, India mounted a successful chase of a doable 252-run target against New Zealand to win the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai. The West Indies Test tour to India begins on October 2 with the opener at the world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad. Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens will host the second Test from October 10-14. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said the upcoming international home season “promises thrilling encounters” as they announced the schedule in a release. South Africa will play two Tests in India starting November 14 in New Delhi. The second match will be in Guwahati — the venue to host its first-ever Test — starting November 22. The two teams will then clash in three one-day internationals and five T20 matches across different venues in India. West Indies tour of India Oct 2-6 1st Test Ahmedabad Oct 10-14 2nd Test Kolkata South Africa tour of India Nov 14-18 1st Test New Delhi Nov 22-26 2nd Test Guwahati Nov 30 1st ODI Ranchi Dec 3 2nd ODI Raipur Dec 6 3rd ODI Visakhapatnam Dec 9 1st T20I Cuttack Dec 11 2nd T20I New Chandigarh Dec 14 3rd T20I Dharamsala Dec 17 4th T20I Lucknow Dec 19 5th T20I Ahmedabad