Eklavya : The Cricket Story

Eklavya: The Cricket Story by Roopal Kewalya is a children's adventure that combines cricket, coding, gaming, technology, friendship, and humour. The story follows Kartik, a schoolboy who finds himself challenged to face the school's cricket champion despite having no experience with the game. With only a few weeks to prepare, he turns to the skills he knows best: strategy, technology, and data.

Alongside Kartik's challenge, his younger sister Naaya questions why girls are expected to remain cheerleaders instead of becoming cricketers themselves. Together, their experiences explore belonging, determination, confidence, and the idea that sporting ability can be developed rather than simply inherited.

About This Book

Kartik becomes the subject of ridicule at school after a video goes viral, leading him to make an impulsive challenge to the school's cricket champion. There is one major obstacle: Kartik does not know how to play cricket.

With limited time to prepare, Kartik approaches cricket from an unexpected direction. He uses his interest in gaming, technology, data, and strategy to understand the game and develop his skills. His efforts turn the cricket challenge into a test of persistence, problem-solving, and self-belief.

Meanwhile, Naaya is questioning the expectations placed on girls in sport. Her determination to play cricket rather than stay on the sidelines adds another perspective to the story and challenges conventional ideas about who belongs on the pitch.

Eklavya: The Cricket Story is the first book in the Code The Game series, bringing together sporting adventure and technology while exploring friendship, inclusion, determination, and finding confidence in your own abilities.

What You'll Discover

• Kartik's unexpected challenge to his school's cricket champion
• How gaming, data, and technology help Kartik approach cricket
• A few weeks of preparation for a difficult cricket challenge
• Naaya's determination to become a cricketer rather than a cheerleader
• The connection between strategy, technology, and sporting skills
• Friendship and humour woven through Kartik and Naaya's experiences
• Themes of belonging, confidence, determination, and inclusion

Perfect For

• Children who enjoy cricket and sports stories
• Young readers interested in gaming, coding, and technology
• Readers who enjoy humorous school adventures
• Children who relate to stories about feeling different or left out
• Readers looking for stories about friendship, determination, and confidence

Why You'll Love This Book

Eklavya: The Cricket Story combines cricket with gaming, technology, coding, friendship, and adventure. Through Kartik's unconventional approach to learning the game and Naaya's determination to take her place on the pitch, Roopal Kewalya presents a story about developing skills, challenging expectations, and finding where you belong.