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 IPL'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 lawyer's office, Sreesanth rushed indoors and took a while to gather himself."I don'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 India'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.
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