Identical twins Akhileshwaran and Ananthakrishnan Bharatarajan guided Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (Chembur) into their maiden MSSA inter-school boys' U-14 Division-III final with a 4-2 win over Pawar Public School (Bhandup) in the semi-finals at Azad Maidan yesterday.


Identical twins Akhileshwaran (left) and Ananthakrishnan Bharatarajan during MSSA U-14 final at Azad Maidan yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble

Akhileshwaran is elder to Ananthakrishnan by just four minutes and there's little that separates the midfielder duo on the football field too. The brothers have scored eight goals this season — five by Akhileshwaran and three by Ananthakrishnan. The only notable difference between the 13-year-old brothers is that Akhileshwaran is left-footed while his younger sibling is a right-footed player.