West Indies great Brian Lara tells South Africa's Wiaan Mulder he should have tried to overhaul his Test record of 400 not out instead of declaring.

After declaring on himself with 33 runs remaining to tie the highest individual Test score, Mulder said Lara deserves to keep the milestone.

Wiaan Mulder was just 34 runs short of breaking the all-time Test record of 400\* before he chose to declare the innings at lunch, missing a rare chance to etch his name in cricket history.