THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM FOR DEFENDER SHARDA

EVEN today, Ganga Prasad Tiwari, at 60, does not hesitate from taking up a part-time job of driving a private vehicle at night or working as a guard with a gun in his hands during weddings.

- FIROZ MIRZA @Chennai

Sharda Nand Tiwari (L) during the match against Argentina | ASHWIN PRASATH

(ASHWIN PRASATH)

A driver in the morning, Tiwari does it to earn an extra ₹500 bucks as it helps him and family.

Earlier, it was a compulsion as he had to support a family of six comprising four children — three brothers and a sister. Now it has become a habit even if it’s annoying his children including India junior hockey player Sharda Nand Tiwari, who played a key role in helping the country win a bronze medal in the Junior World Cup on Wednesday.