Giving an endoscopic peek into the little details of his minimalist approach to leadership, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said there is "nothing called common sense" in cricket and spoke about how he would look to break the ice with his team-mates, as captain.

On his 37th birthday, Dhoni talked about his learnings and philosophies as a leader of the national team. For India's most successful captain, the biggest challenge during his captaincy was instilling "common sense" in some players without hurting their egos. "The biggest learning during my tenure as a captain was, that a lot of time, I used to think that this is common sense. But no, there is nothing called common sense. You think, 'Oh, I don't need to say' or like 'Yeh batane ke cheez nehi hai', but in a team environment, you need to say," Dhoni told Star Sports in an interview telecast on his 37th birthday.