By Admin 
In Test cricket, when a batsman scored a triple century and is close to 400, the eyes of the world stand towards him. South African acting captain Vian Mulder had scored an unbeaten 367 in the Test against Zimbabwe, but the shocking thing was that Mulder declared his innings and turned down the opportunity to break Bryan Lara’s 400 -run record."Text-Align: justify;"> After the match, Vian Mulder cleaned his thinking and said, & ldquo; I believe that Brian Lara is entitled to this record and only a great person like him can have this respect. & Rdquo;
Brian Lara played an unbeaten historic innings of 400 runs against England in Antiga in 2004, which is still the biggest score of any batsman in Test cricket. Not only this, in 1994 also he set a record of 375 runs against England.
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However, even after not scoring 400 runs, Vian Mulder has definitely created a different history. He has become the biggest innings batsman batting at number 5 in Test history. Earlier this record was in the name of Garfield Sobers, who scored 365 runs in 1958.
Vian Mulder’s journey of cricket
Vian Mulder made his debut in first class cricket at the age of 18 in 2016. The same year he also represented South Africa in the Under-19 World Cup, where he was the most successful bowler of the team. The World Cup also included names like Rishabh Pant, Ishaan Kishan and Sarfaraz Khan from India. He made his international debut with the senior team at the age of 19 in 2017 and shocked everyone by batting with a fracture finger in the Durban Test against Sri Lanka in 2024.