India, Oct. 23 -- Prashant Singh will lead a 13-strong Indian men's team, which has been seeded third for the Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy, scheduled to be held from October 25 to 26 in Muscat, the Indian Rugby Football Union announced (IRFU) here on Wednesday. The tournament will feature Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. India enters the competition seeded third and has been drawn in Group C alongside Lebanon and Afghanistan. India will open their campaign against Lebanon on October 25.

India are being coached by former England Rugby Sevens star Ben Gollings, who recently led Chennai Bulls to the inaugural edition of the GMR Rugby Premier Leag...