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 34 runs away from creating a world record in Test cricket before he declared the innings at lunch.

South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder passed up the chance to set an individual record score in men’s test cricket Monday by declaring 33 runs short of Brian Lara's 400 set in 2004. The South Africa captain was on 367 not out in the second test against Zimbabwe and within sight of Lara's longstanding benchmark.