Charlie Evans is a troubled teenager living in Gorey, County Wexford. When he falls foul of the law, his parents take radical action and pack him off to India for a year of schooling. At first, he rebels against this treatment and removed from his comfort zone, he continues getting into trouble. Slowly however, he settles into his new way of life in India. He befriends a boy of his own age who introduces him to the world of cricket and he falls for Sharu, his new friend's sister. Ultimately this YA story concerns a coming-to-age story, young love, bravery, maturity, and a growing passion for sport.