South Africa cricket coach Shukri Conrad has disclosed the reasoning behind Wiaan Mulder's decision to declare an innings before the all-rounder could challenge Brian Lara's Test record for the highest individual score. Lara's unbeaten 400 for West Indies against England in 2004 remains the benchmark in Test cricket. Mulder, who was approaching the milestone, saw the innings ended by a team declaration, a move Conrad says was driven by concern for the player's welfare and match context rather than personal glory.
