India's Amish Saheba would be the third umpire in the series opener, according to Cricket Board sources.
Gould would be one of the two on-field umpires during the ODI series to follow.
Former Zimbabwe cricketer Andy Pycroft will be the match referee, the sources added.
Umpires for India-SA series:
1st Test, Nagpur (Feb 6-10)): On-field: Ian Gould and Steve Davis; 3rd umpire: A Saheba
2nd Test, Kolkata (Feb 14-18): On-field: Gould and Davis; 3rd umpire: S K Tarapore
1st ODI, Jaipur (Feb 21): On-field: Gould and Saheba; 3rd umpire: S Hazare
2nd ODI, Kanpur (Feb 24): Gould and Tarapore; 3rd umpire: Hazare
3rd ODI, Ahmedabad (Feb 27): Gould and Saheba; 3rd umpire: Tarapore.
ICC Match Referee: Andy Pycroft.
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