Overview

• Speaking on the Beard Before Wicket podcast, AB de Villiers said Wiaan Mulder should have gone past Brian Lara’s 400*.
• He rejected Mulder’s rationale that records should stay with legends, pointing out the innings had already moved beyond greats such as Kumar Sangakkara.
• Mulder declared unbeaten on 367 as South Africa’s interim captain in Bulawayo in July, closing the first innings against Zimbabwe.
• In post-play remarks to Shaun Pollock, Mulder said he preferred Lara to keep the mark and cited guidance from coach Shukri Conrad.
• South Africa won the Test, and Mulder’s 367 is the fifth-highest individual score in Test history behind Lara, Matthew Hayden, Lara again, and Mahela Jayawardene.