Bengalore, Dec 6: Indian paceman S Sreesanth is keen to play for his home Indian Premier League franchise after the BCCI cleared the Kochi team.

Sreesanth, the only player from Kerala in Team India, has expressed his desire to play for the Kochi team.

"I would like to play for the Kochi team. However, I cannot say if I will be part of the team or not, as the process is through an auction," he said while welcoming the BCCI's decision to allow the team to participate in the fourth edition of IPL.”

"Playing for a home team anyway will give me more joy than anything else," Sreesanth said.