After the dust settled, Mulder shared that Brian Lara had reached out to him for a chat and revealed he instead wanted that Mulder should break his record.

Wiaan Mulder, after his unbeaten 367 against Zimbabwe, revealed that Brian Lara encouraged him to surpass his record of 400. Mulder, however, prioritized respecting the game and declared the innings,

South African allrounder Wiaan Mulder has revealed that West Indies legend Brian Lara has told him he should have pursued the record for the highest individual Test score during South Africa's recent Test victory over Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.