After the match, Mulder shared that Lara had personally spoken to him and expressed surprise that he didn’t push on to surpass the record

Wiaan Mulder, after his unbeaten 367 against Zimbabwe, revealed Brian Lara's advice to chase the highest individual Test score. Lara, the record holder, encouraged Mulder to break his 400 not out. Despite Lara's urging,

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.