Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said that Chennai Super Kings' core group of players is set for an overhaul after the franchise finished out of the IPL play-off bracket for the first time in 11 appearances. CSK crushed Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets to end their worst-ever IPL season on a positive note, with Ruturaj Gaikwad's third successive half-century providing hope for a bright future.

A league-stage exit is a first for the three-time champions and one IPL's most successful franchises. "We need to slightly change our core group and look for the next 10 years. A lot depends on what the BCCI decides upon the auction," Dhoni said after the team's final league game. "At the start of the IPL, we made a team and it served well. There comes a time where you have to shift a bit, hand it over to the next generation," added Dhoni, 39, vowing that his team will come back strongly next season.