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MS Dhoni Celebrates CSK Teammate Rahul Tripathi's Birthday During IPL 2025 Training

Aakash Saini

MS Dhoni with Rahul Tripathi [Source: @ChennaiIPL/x]MS Dhoni with Rahul Tripathi [Source: @ChennaiIPL/x]

MS Dhoni is set to extend his prolific IPL career with yet another season through the upcoming IPL 2025 event. The former Indian captain has already joined CSK’s training camp as they brace themselves roughly a couple of weeks prior to the competition.

On Sunday, March 2; CSK players decided to celebrate the 34th birthday of new recruit Rahul Tripathi amidst constant and rigorous training. Dhoni also took part in the celebration as per a social media update of the CSK franchise.

MS Dhoni celebrates Rahul Tripathi’s birthday

Former Indian captain MS Dhoni basked himself into the festive occasion within the CSK camp ahead of the IPL 2025 season. On Sunday, March 2, i.e., amidst the training camp of CSK players, star attractions like Vijay Shankar, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dhoni among several others got together to celebrate the birthday of Rahul Tripathi.

The CSK franchise shared snippets of the occasion, where players can be seen taking time off their training to celebrate the birthday of the new recruit.

Rahul Tripathi was acquired by the CSK franchise during the IPL 2025 mega auction last year. The cricketer previously played for the SRH franchise between the years 2022 and 2024.

MS Dhoni, on the other hand, was retained by the CSK management as an “uncapped” player for IPL 2025. He became one of the five players retained by the franchise alongside Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Matheesha Pathirana.

The IPL 2025 season is scheduled to launch on March 22 with a match between defending champions KKR and RCB in Kolkata. Meanwhile, CSK will play its first match of the season the following day against Mumbai Indians at the Chepauk Stadium.