Aurangabad: He flew in here secretly and managed to stay closetted in a five-star hotel for over 24 hours without a prying eye catching him.

But star Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni's hush-hush mission in the city was out when he was about to leave on Tuesday amid rumours that he had come for a rendezvous with a girl friend.

Confirming Dhoni's visit to this city of archaeological marvels, an executive of the hotel said the batting wizard arrived from Delhi on Sunday evening, checked into a wing where entry was sealed for other customers. He checked out yesterday morning.

"He was inside his room for most part of the stay and we were under instructions not to speak to anybody about it," hotel executive Shrikant Jogdand told IANS.

Dhoni was seen off at the airport by two girls, according to a local newspaper reporter.