Lucknow, May 27 -- Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant wants to switch off for a few days, stop thinking about cricket and then prepare for the upcoming England series in a good frame of mind.

With a six-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Lucknow's topsy-turvy IPL 2025 campaign ended on a bitter note in their home den. Churning out five victories out of their eight fixtures and then standing with a solitary win in the last six fixtures ruled them out of the race for the playoffs.

On a personal level, Pant found his lost mojo just a few weeks before India embarks on a gruelling tour of five Tests in England. The explosive southpaw will serve as Shubman Gill's deputy in the five high-stakes Tests that could make or brea...