We Are the Champions: 40 Iconic Moments in Indian Sports
We Are the Champions: 40 Iconic Moments in Indian Sports
by Akshay Lokapally & Vijay Lokapally
Ages 9–14Indian author
Forty great moments from Indian sport — cricket, hockey, athletics, badminton, wrestling and more — and the players and teams behind them.
- Author
- Akshay Lokapally & Vijay Lokapally
- Age
- Ages 9–14
- Type
- Non-fiction, Sports, Biography
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Puffin (Penguin India)
- In India
- Available
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