Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera broke a 52-year-old record as they set a new mark for the highest fourth-wicket stand in Test cricket.
The Sri Lanka batsmen put on 437 against Pakistan to erase the record of English greats Peter May and Colin Cowdrey, who put on 411 in 1957.
It was similar when Babe Ruth’s record was finally beaten it somehow puts these legends a bit more into the shadow. Perhaps they should bring in a system where the record is retired, like when the shirt number of a great player is retired.