‘He got nervous, he blundered’: Chris Gayle gave Vian Mulder to Slams Slams to not chase the record of Brian Lara. Cricket news

In the second Test against Zimbabwe, Vian Mulder had a surprising 367* dream item. But what happened next divided the world of cricket. 33 runs away from Brian Lara’s prestigious 400*, Mulder selected to declare South Africa’s innings at 626 for 5, provoking a terrible debate in the cricketing fraternity. One of the biggest voices of rejection came from West Indies veteran Chris Gayle. Talking to TalkSport, Gayle did not keep back. “If I get a chance to get 400, I will go for it,” he said. “That kind of opportunity often does not come in Test cricket. He got nervous. He peeped. He gave it a big time.” Muldar, who captained South Africa for the first time, said that he did not want to break a record organized by a “legend” and revealed that head coach Shukri Conrad told him, “Let legends keep big scores.” But Gayle was not confident. He said, “You don’t become a legend by going away from the records. You follow them and become one,” he said.

Despite the missed milestone, the Mulder made history in itself. His 367* became the highest individual score in tests by a South African and built by a batsman outside his country. Nevertheless, Gayle’s words echoed the feelings of many fans. “It doesn’t matter whether it is Zimbabwe or Australia. A test triple or quadruple century is a test century. You take it. It’s cricket,” he said. South Africa went to win by an innings and 236 runs, but the big story could be just one that has gone away.