‘Lara keeping that record is exactly the way it should be': Proteas hero Mulder

The Herald

4 days ago

'As a team there are a lot of guys who might feel they are under pressure, but if you do the right things for the team first, always, and look after your game, then you can let the outcome go and just play.'
Further explaining the decision not to go after Lara's record he said the result for the team mattered more than an individual landmark. 'We've won nine Tests in a row and that is the focus of this team. The focus is not on any individual's career highlights.
'Four hundred is amazing. Test runs don't come easy and there are a lot of Test batters that will want to get as many runs as they can when they feel they are playing well.
'Legends of the game deserve certain accolades. Lara is one of the best to ever play the game. Him having the record is very important, he inspired so many to play the game and it is important that it stays his record and the main thing is we win the Test match.'
South Africa head into day three needing nine more wickets to claim a series win that in the long term is unlikely to be remembered. But for Mulder, playing as captain for the first time, for Lesego Senokwane and Prenelan Subrayen playing in their first Test and a young group looking to make their mark on the international stage, a Test win is something they can all celebrate.