India, July 8 -- South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad told Wiaan Mulder not to go after Brian Lara's world record 400, as revealed by the South African captain for the Zimbabwe series. Mulder, who sent cricket statisticians into overdrive with his record-breaking knock in the second Test against Zimbabwe, sacrificed a realistic chance at breaking one of cricket's most hallowed records by declaring his innings.

South Africa's first-time captain was just 33 runs short of breaking Brian Lara's iconic 400 not out, set 21 years ago, before selflessly declaring with the team on 626 for 5. He then made an immediate impact with the ball, taking two wickets in back-to-back overs and adding a sharp catch to help bowl out Zimbabwe for 170. South A...