The Russian roulette

"My ego was saying I should play but I realised that Mikhail would give a better effort than I could," said 28-year-old Kafelnikov.

"It was tough but I did everything for the best interests of the team. I am proud of what I did -- I sent my ego back to Siberia.

He said he would think a few more days before deciding whether to carry out his threat to retire.

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