“Secondly, Brian Lara is a legend, let’s be real. “For someone of that stature to keep that record is pretty special. I think if I get the chance again, I would probably do the same thing.

South Africa captain Wiaan Mulder said declaring on 367, the fifth-highest score in Test history, instead of chasing Brian Lara’s record 400 not out was “exactly the way it should be ...

Wiaan Mulder said West Indies batting great Brian Lara had told him he should have tried to break his record for the highest individual score in a test match after the South African all-rounder ...

News Mulder: Lara told me I should have gone for the record South Africa allrounder had declared the innings when he was on 367 not out, 33 short of Lara's world record ESPNcricinfo staff 10-Jul-2025 ...

"Brian Lara told me that I should have tried to break the record," Mulder said, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo. "It was quite something hearing that from him.

"Brian Lara is a legend. For someone of that stature to keep that record is deserved. If I get the chance to do it again, I'd do it exactly the same way. I spoke to Shuks (head coach Shukri Conrad ...

"I've chatted a little bit to Brian Lara. He said to me I'm creating my own legacy and I should have gone for it. He said records are there to be broken and he wishes if I'm ever in that position ...

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe — South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder passed up the chance to set an individual record score in men’s test cricket Monday by declaring 33 runs short of Brian Lara's 400 set in 2004.

Brian Lara reclaimed his record within six months, getting an unbeaten 400* vs England. Back in 2003, Matthew Hayden broke Brian Lara's record of the highest individual score in Test cricket.