The cricket world has been left divided over South African captain Wiaan Mulder’s decision to stand himself down from the opportunity to chase Brian Lara’s most iconic record.

South Africa's stand-in captain Wiaan Mulder etched his name in the history books by refusing to break one of the most coveted records in cricket – the highest individual score in a Test innings. On the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo,