London, June 8 -- The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have changed the timings for England's floodlit T20Is against India to maximise TV viewership, shifting from the initial 6.30 pm local time (11 pm IST) to 5.30 pm (10 pm IST).

Team India will be touring England for eight white-ball games, including three ODIs and five T20Is from July 1-19, as per ESPNCricinfo. The three evening matches of the T20I leg of the series have been shifted to start an hour earlier, after discussions with the broadcasters.

The start time for England's home matches is finalised after consultations between the ECB, venues, opposition board involved and domestic/overseas broadcasters, here in this case, Sky Sports (UK) and the Sony Sports Network (India)....