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South Africa coach Shukri Conrad has opened up on the decision for Wiaan Mulder not to pursue the record for the highest individual score in Test history.

In the second Test against Zimbabwe in 2025, Mulder was unstoppable and looked to be racing towards Brian Lara’s record of 400*, achieved back in 2004. However, Mulder decided to declare at lunch on day two just 34 runs short of breaking the record, leading to widespread reaction at the time.

Shukri Conrad reveals message to Wiaan Mulder before declaration on 367*

“I suggested to him, ‘I think you should pull out before you get there because I don’t know if you would be able to live with it,'” Conrad said on The Super Over Podcast.

“‘Every time you walk out, you would walk out as a world record holder. Can you live with that tag?'”