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Azhar appears before Madhavan, examination on

Ending his self-imposed isolation, former Indian skipper Mohammed Azharuddin today appeared before Cricket Board's anti-corruption commissioner K Madhavan to tell his side of the story on the sensational match-fixing scandal.

After keeping the officials and media on tenterhooks for weeks, Azhar made a quiet entry into hotel Ramada Manohar here through a rear gate, avoiding a battery of waiting mediamen.

Shortly after noon Madhavan, who flew down here last night, was examining the Hyderabadi batsman named in the CBI report on match-fixing.

The grilling is likely to continue till evening.

Azhar was asked by the cricket board to appear before the former CBI Joint Director between 9 am and 3 pm today.

Madhavan told reporters earlier in the hotel lounge that he had come here to question Azhar as the latter's request on security considerations was genuine.

"We did consider the security aspect as there were some incidents when Manoj Prabhakar and Ajay Jadeja were questioned at Chennai recently," Madhavan said.

Azhar, who along with four other cricketers and former physiotherapist Ali Irani was named in the CBI report, had failed to appear before the BCCI watch-dog at Chennai.

As the venue of Madhavan's meeting with Azhar was kept a closely guarded secret, it was all quiet at hotel Ramada Manohar, adjacent to Begumpet airport, and there were no signs of any protest demonstrations

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