“He said records are there to be…” - Wiaan Mulder reveals Brian Lara’s message after declaring on 367*

South African stand-in captain and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder has revealed the legendary West Indies batter Brian Lara’s message after the former declared the South African innings on his career-best score of unbeaten 367 against Zimbabwe in the second Test in Bulawayo.

Interestingly, Mulder caught the attention of many cricketing legends with his bold declaration call. However, Mulder had revealed that Lara keeping that record is exactly the way it should be, and he also added that if he gets one more chance, he would do the same thing.

"Brian Lara keeping that record is exactly the way it should be," Mulder had said after declaring the innings. 

However, Mulder revealed that Lara had a different point of view. Lara, who still holds the record, stated that the all-rounder should’ve gone after the record, creating his own legacy and if he gets a chance to do the same again, he should go for it and score more runs.

"Now that things have settled a little bit, 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 again, I actually go and score more than what he had,” Mulder told SuperSport.

"That was an interesting point of view from his side, but I still believe I did the right thing, and respecting the game is the most important part for me,” he added.

Recently, Chris Gayle, the former Caribbean opening batter, has stated that the all-rounder may have panicked and made an error by not going behind the record, as it was the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 

"If I could get the chance to get 400, I would get 400. That doesn't happen often. You don't know when you're going to get to a triple-century again. Any time you get a chance like that, you try and make the best out of it. If you want to be a legend ... How are you going to become a legend? Records come with being a legend,” Gayle told talkSPORT.

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