All I want to do is go home and be with my family,says Sreesanth

Jostled by the media and blinded by camera flashbulbs,S Sreesanth seemed in a daze.

Jostled by the media and blinded by camera flashbulbs,S Sreesanth seemed in a daze. On Tuesday,as the pacer arrested in connection with the IPL8217;s spot-fixing scandal walked out of Tihar jail on bail,he took some time to get used to the life he had been cut off from after his arrest close to a month ago. After addressing a chaotic press conference at his lawyer8217;s office,Sreesanth rushed indoors and took a while to gather himself.

I don8217;t know what I just said. After 27 days of being in custody the flashbulbs really startled me. They actually hurt my eyes, Sreesanth said while his inner circle of friends and lawyers attempted to make him feel at ease. A little over an hour after his release,Sreesanth,on the advice of his legal representatives,was weighing his words.

I totally believe in India8217;s judicial system, Sreesanth told the assembled media. I played the game with heart and soul.

But once he was away from the media glare and with those he trusted,Sreesanth was candid. Some of the stories I heard from the jail inmates were heartbreaking. I think compared to their suffering mine is much less. I must thank God and all those who stood by me my friends,family and well-wishers, Sreesanth said.

Over the next fortnight Sreesanth is scheduled to be at his Edapally home. Relieved to be free,Sreesanth was keen to return to the cricket field as soon as possible. If I can,one day I want to make a movie on what I went through over the past month. All I want to do is play cricket. I wanted to go to South Africa to play the Test series and I had worked so hard to make a comeback after my injury. In my last game IPL I had bowled around 145 kmph. Now,I need to start from scratch again, Sreesanth said.

Unable to sleep

Sreesanth,along with his two friends H Hamsa and Jayan Thekkedath,who have been in New Delhi during the length of the trial,will travel to Kochi on Wednesday morning.

I have not been able to sleep well over the past 27 days. I would wake up with a bad dream at night and then wouldn8217;t be able to sleep. I don8217;t want even my worst enemy to go through what I did. Now all I want to do is go home and be with my family and rest for a few days, Sreesanth said.

Still hopeful of career

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Talking about how he sees his cricket career shaping up after the spot-fixing allegations,the fast bowler added that he hadn8217;t lost hope of representing the country again.

I have not been stopped from training so I want to ensure that I stay fit and give myself the best possible chance to represent the country again. I will start training from tomorrow itself after I get the blessings of my parents. I want to play in the 2015 World Cup. I really hope and pray that there are no more hindrances, he said.

Towards the end of the media interaction,Sreesanth was asked if he felt cheated or let down by his close friend Jiju Janardhanan,who was also implicated in the spot-fixing scandal. Well I wouldn8217;t want to put it like that, he said,before retreating from the spotlight again.