England captain Ben Stokes turned down a golden opportunity to exclude Bryan Lara’s historic 400, earlier this week to pursue a golden opportunity to chase a historic 400 of Brian Lara, unbeaten at 367 by South African Vian Malder.
Stokes admitted that he would have gone to the world record without hesitation, as he was surprised by the selfless call of Vian Mulder.
South Africa’s Vian Malder made headlines for a rare work of sportsmanship, when he announced an unbeaten innings for 367 runs, breaking the prestigious 400 of Brian Lara reduced just 34 runs – the highest individual score in Test cricket.
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Ben Stokes reacts to Vian Mulder’s missed world record in Test cricket
A surprising decision came against Zimbabwe on the day of tests 2 after lunch, which shocked fans and experts. Many people hoped to go for the Mulder Record, but the right -handed batsman had other plans.
Later, Mulder explained that he chose to declare Lara out of “honor”, saying that the record of West West Indian is something that he should remain untouched.
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However, Ben Stokes, known for his fearless mindset, could not help make decisions.
The England captain honored the Sportsmanship of the Ruler, but laughing that the New Jondrander would not get the opportunity to break the prestigious record in the traditional format of the game.
He is not going to get that opportunity again: Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes told the reporter during the pre-match press conference before the third Test at Lord’s between India and England, “I think it is a captain, you will do it by yourself. [have] Your captain potentially pulls you out in a day. But fairly play with him. ,
“I think he said something about the record with Brian Lara. He is not going to get that opportunity again (laughs). But not, play for him fairly. He won. He won, which is clearly a big thing that matters.”
Did Ben Stokes declare himself to be Brian Lara’s record, as Vian Malder did?
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In particular, the 27 -year -old Malder crossed 311 of Hashim Amla, which became the highest individual scorer in South African test history. With Lara’s record near Rich, but in shock, Mulder announced the innings at 625/5 during a break in the second Test against Zimbabwe.
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Chris Gayle Furious on Vian Malder’s call
However, former West Indies icon Chris Gayle slammed the verdict and said that Mulder made a mistake. Gayle said that the all -rounder “got nervous, and he climbed upright, straight up.”
Chris Gayle was quoted by TalkSport. “I think it was an error from his side not to try and go to get it.
“But listen, this is a lifetime opportunity that gets 400 runs in a Test match. Come on, young, you have given it a big time!”
Gayle said, “Come on, you are at 367; automatically, you have to take a chance on record. If you want to be a legend, how are you going to be a legend? Records come with a legend.”
