In a moment that shocked fans and earned praise worldwide, South Africa’s stand-in Captain Vian Mulder made headlines not only for his extraordinary batting, but on July 7, Monday, Brian Lara, Brian Lara for his deep honor.
On 2 of the second Test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulvio, Vian Mulder dared to do much less, as he gave a chance to create history to save Brian Lara’s world record in the traditional format of the game on Monday.
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Batting at an unbeaten 367, just 33 runs Lara’s World Record 400* shy in Test cricket, Mulder shocked everyone by announcing the South African innings at 626 at 626 at 626 on 2 -day lunch. The stand-in captain has not taken that call for respect, not because of the strategy.
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Talking about the shocking decision, the Mulder admitted that he could break the all -time test records of the West Indies Legend, but he realized that his records should be “kept in exactly the way it should be.” That one quotation has now won millions of hearts worldwide.
In a video shared by Fankode on X, Vienne Mulder told The Proteus Great Sean Pool, “First, I felt that we are enough, and we need to bowl. And secondly, Brian Lara is a legend, let’s be real. She is 400 against England, and is very special for a person to keep that record.”
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Mulder revealed that South African head coach, Shukri Conrad encouraged the idea of ββleaving such milestones. The 27 -year -old has insisted that if he gets a chance again, he will probably make the same call, because he feels that a person of Lara’s height keeps the record correct.
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He continued. “If I get a chance again, I will probably do only one thing. I was talking to our coach, Shukri Conrad, and he said to me,” Listen, let the legends really score big. ” And you never know that my luck, or whatever you want to call it is, or what is fixed for me, but I think Bryan Lara maintains that record is exactly the same as it should be. ,
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Vian Mulder’s knock was more than just runs to dream anytime to walk away from a double century on 367#Zimvsa pic.twitter.com/ic5MoewQ4
– Fancode (@Fancode) July 7, 2025
Zimbabwe fought back to Bulwayo after Vian Mulder saves Brian Lara’s legacy
The announcement of Vian Malder not only made him a hero, but also created a new South African record for the highest individual score in tests. His 367* is now the fifth highest in the history of Test cricket.
But the biggest thing was that Lara’s famous 400 is not that she scored against England in Antigua in 2004, as the Mulder did not choose.
The Zimbabwee team was later excluded for 170 and forced to follow it. By stumps, he was 51 for one of his second innings in the second test against South Africa in Bulvio.
Well, Zimbabwe is currently showing a fight, and his current score is at 143/3, which is behind 313 runs against the Protease side in the second trial in Bulwayo.
