Five players who stood at short leg or silly point even after becoming captain

#4 Graeme Smith

Smith was safe as houses in the field

The greatest Test captain to ever lead South Africa and arguably the greatest Test captain ever, Graeme Smith was incredibly respected in the dressing room. One of the reasons for his successful 109-Test stint as a captain was his ability to rally the troops on the field even when the team were down in the dumps, even if it meant standing in the firing line at close-in positions of short leg and silly point.

Gary Kirsten, who played under Smith and then became a coach for South Africa, aptly summed up his contribution to South African cricket, “You look at his record in the fourth innings and his ability to make important contributions on the field. That gave the team a lot of confidence. It gives your team a lot of comfort to know that the captain is walking the talk."