Former England skipper Michael Vaughan, Australian stars Glenn McGrath, Merv Hughes, Ian Healy and Mark Waugh were among a group of Shane Warne's former teammates at a private event to bid farewell to the cricketing great, who died earlier this month in Thailand. Pics/ AFP

Former South African cricketer Graeme Smith celebrates his birthday today. Smith also went on to prove his skills as the captain of the Proteas team. We take a look at some batsmen who also turned out to be great skippers