Wiaan Mulder was 34 runs away from creating a world record in Test cricket before he declared the innings at lunch.

Wiaan Mulder's declaration at 367*, just shy of Brian Lara's record, sparked debate after his promotion to No. 3 was previously questioned. Alastair Cook and Michael Vaughan humorously recalled their doubts about Mulder's batting position.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Reuters) -South Africa stand-in captain Wiaan Mulder felt he had no right to dislodge West Indies great Brian Lara from the summit of highest test innings scores and decided to declare his team's innings against Zimbabwe when he was 34 runs short of breaking the record.