New Delhi, Nov. 4 :    New Delhi, Nov. 4:  Armed with a 15-page point-by-point rebuttal of the accusations against him, Ajay Jadeja today gambled by subjecting himself to a trial of innocence but ducked and dodged questions on why his name had figured in statements of Azharuddin and some bookmakers. Jadeja, who said he hadn't slept for 48 hours as he was preparing his defence, requested the media to help him clear his name. 'At no time in my career have I been involved with match-fixing as defined in the CBI report. At no time have I ever accepted money or any other form of consideration for underperforming in a cricket match,' Jadeja said. The denial came at a news conference, held at the Women's Press Corps, that was disrupted by Shiv Sainiks who barged in hurling abuse and rotten eggs at the cricketer. Jadeja, along with Azhar, Manoj Prabhakar, Ajay Sharma and Nayan Mongia, has been banned from the sport by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) pending an internal inquiry into the report. The cricketer said he was ready to appear before K. Madhavan, a former CBI joint director, who will conduct the BCCI inquiry. 'The verdict that has been passed against me in the report is unfair and premised on evidence that is false and concocted,' Jadeja added. Contesting the charge, a CBI spokesman said tonight the report was based on evidence gathered by the agency. He said the CBI had procured records of telephone calls made by Jadeja and a bookie, Uttam Chand. The CBI report said Azhar had named Jadeja as one of the players involved with him in fixing matches. The agency said the evidence clearly established Jadeja had been close to some bookies. CBI: Jadeja has close relations with a number of bookies, including Rajesh Kalra, Rattan Mehta, Uttam Chand, Kishen Kumar and Ajay Gupta. Mukesh Kumar Gupta said Jadeja met him in 1996 and offered to 'do' matches. Jadeja: 'I will first state that I do acknowledge that I know to varying degrees some of the persons mentioned. However, I wish to clearly state that I have at no time been aware of their involvement with betting and match-fixing and have never received any money from them.' CBI: Kalra said he personally knew Jadeja. Jadeja: 'I do know Kalra from occasional meetings at the Siri Fort Sports Complex and the gym at the Park Royal. The only conversation I remember having with him on the telephone is once when he called to ask if I was coming to the gym as he wanted to give his cousin or nephew an autograph.' CBI: Uttam Chand and Rattan Mehta said they paid money to Jadeja in exchange for judgement and information on cricket matches. Jadeja: 'I know Rattan Mehta and I have met him many times. I also continue to state that I have neither accepted money from nor fixed matches for Rattan Mehta. 'I do not know what Rattan Mehta means by the term judgement.' CBI: It is difficult to accept Jadeja's statement that he did not know Rattan was a big time punter given his accepted closeness to him. Jadeja: '....let me state that over 90 per cent of Rattan Mehta's calls to me or mine to him have not been during any cricket matches and have instead been while I was in Delhi when I have not been playing any such matches.' CBI: Chennai-based bookie Uttam Chand said he often called the player during matches and he had paid Jadeja up to Rs 6 lakh through the hawala route. Jadeja: 'I accept that I occasionally spoke to Ramesh Gupta, whom the CBI is trying to identify as Uttam Chand, but certainly not in the manner and to the extent implied by the list of random sample of cell phone calls.' (But in tonight's reaction, the CBI insisted that 'the calls were made only during matches'.) Jadeja admitted knowing Kishen Kumar as well, but only as an actor. He denied having ever met bookie Ajay Gupta. Jadeja, however, refused to answer why he had never been able to guess these men were bookies despite knowing them for years. He also avoided queries on how is it that all five players named by the CBI were known to the same bookies. Jadeja denied Azhar's statement that he 'did' matches with him and Mongia. He said he could not have colluded with Azhar in fixing an Indo-Pak match at Jaipur because he was the top scorer. But he refused to respond to repeated questions on why, then, had Azhar named him. At the same time, Jadeja refused to file a defamation suit against either Azhar or the CBI. Jadeja tried to play the part, unconvincingly, of a man wronged. The boyish smile never fading, he sought to prove his innocence by expressing surprise at the very concept of match-fixing. Azhar silence Azharuddin continued to remain elusive. 'He is not speaking to anybody. If he wishes to make any statement, we will let you know,' his brother Abrar told PTI.