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South Africa captain who sacrificed chance to beat Brian Lara's iconic Test record reveals what the West Indies great told him after bizarre declaration

South Africa captain who sacrificed chance to beat Brian Lara's iconic Test record reveals what the West Indies great told him after bizarre declaration

Mulder's declaration left West Indies great Lara as the only quadruple centurion in a Test innings, against England in Antigua in 2004, but he insisted he had no regrets. His side won the game comfortably.

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