Kush Sharma will lead Vidarbha in the knock-out phase of the U-16 Men’s Vijay Merchant Trophy to be played in Vadodara/Rajkot from January 11 to 28. After topping Elite Group A with 30 points, Vidarbha will face the winner of the pre-quarter-final 2 between Andhra and Haryana, in the quarter-final. THE SQUAD: Kush Sharma (Captain), Om Dhotre (Vice-Captain), Malhar Dhurad, Manav Wakode, Raunik Hedau, Kashyap Patsakar, Arjun Wankhede, Arjun Mahajan (WK), Samarth Nathani (WK), Veer Chikhalkar, Dev Jain, Viraaj Maheshwari, Manthan Kale, Sparsh Wanjari, Aaradhya Dhok, Nirmik Charde (WK). Stand-bys: Hiren Trivedi, Aryan Garud, Naman Vaidya, Tanmay Pawar.