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At a time when he shocked the fans and praised the world, South Africa’s captain, Wiaan Mulder, made headlines not only for his extraordinary shake, but also because of his deep respect for one of the greats of the game, Brian Lara, on Monday, July 7.
On the 2nd of the second race against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club de Bulawayo, Wiaan Mulder did very few, as he left the opportunity to create history to save the world record of Brian Lara in the traditional format of the game Monday.
Wiaan Mulder reveals why he refused to make history in Bulawayo
With 367 unbeaten 367, only 33 runs the world record of Lara 400* in the test cricket, Mulder stunned everyone in declaring the South African entrances in 626 for five to lunch on day 2.The standing captain has taken this call not for the strategy, but out of respect.
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Speaking of the impatient decision, Mulder admitted that he could have broken the record of all -time testing of the West Indies, but considered his record deserved to be “exactly as it should.” This appointment has won millions of hearts worldwide.
In a video shared by Fancode in X, Wiann Mulder told The Proteas Great Shaun Pollack: “First, I thought we would have enough, and we have to do bowl. And secondly, Brian Lara is a legend, we are going to be real. He had 400 against England and for someone of this stature to keep this record is quite special.”
Brian Lara iconic 400 deserves to be “exactly as it should be”: Wia Mulder
Mulder revealed that the main southbound coach -Shukri Conrad, encouraged the idea of leaving these milestones in legends. The young man, 27, emphasized that, if he has the opportunity again, he would probably make the same call, as he feels that someone in Lara’s stature maintains the right record.
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Continued. “If I have the opportunity again, I would probably do the same. I was talking to our coach, Shukri Conrad, and said:” Listen, let legends keep the great scores. “
“𝙇𝙖𝙧𝙖’𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙄𝙨 𝙀𝙭𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝘽𝙚 𝘽𝙚 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧
From never dreaming of a double century to the removal of the unbeaten in 367, the Wiaan Mulder’s coup was more than simply run 💫#Zimvsa pic.twitter.com/ic5moeewq4
– Fancode (@fancode) July 7, 2025
Zimbabwe struggles in Bulawayo after Wiaan Mulder saved Brian Lara’s legacy
Wiaan Mulder’s statement not only made him a hero, but also set up a new South Record -African for the highest individual tests. Its 367* is now the fifth tallest in the history of the test cricket.
But the biggest conversation was that Lara 400’s legendary did not mark that he scored against England in Antigua in 2004, remained intact because Mulder chose not.
Zimbabwe team later launched by 170 and was forced to follow. By blows, it was 51 for one in the second post in the second race against South -Africa in Bulawayo.
Well, Zimbabwe is currently showing the fight, and its current score is 143/3, and ended with 313 runs against the side of Proteas in the second in Bulawayo.
