The first-time captain of South Africa was on 367 — just 33 runs shy of Brian Lara's world record 400 not out set 21 years ago — when he stopped his epic innings and declared with South Africa ...

He had the chance of surpassing Brian Lara to register the highest individual score in Test cricket. However, it was not to be as he chose to declare the innings when he was batting on 367 not out.

The South Africa captain was on 367 not out in the second test against Zimbabwe and within sight of Lara's longstanding benchmark. But with his team on 626-5, Mulder declared after lunch.

Windies legend Lara set the bar at 400 not out in 2004, facing England in Antigua, but Mulder opted against challenging that record. He broke his own record of 380 in doing so.

At lunch on day two in Bulawayo, Mulder shocked many by declaring the innings, placing team strategy over personal glory, and walking away just 33 runs short of Brian Lara’s world record 400 not ...