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[caption id="attachment_15908" align="alignnone" width="580"] Zidane at Mumbai Airport to attend a promotional event. Image Source: myzone.com[/caption] Internet Desk: A motley crew of young and experienced players will take center stage in an exhibition match at NSCI, Mumbai.French legend, Zinedine Zidane will be in audience as Indian internationals from the past and present line up for a 5-a-side exhibition match at Worli on Friday. The midfield maestro, who recently won the Champions League with Real Madrid has already arrived in India after being named as the official brand ambassador of a local real estate group. It will be the Dome in NSCI, Worli which will see all the action from the star-studded encounter. The presence of  veterans like Bhaichung Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri, Subrata Paul, Renedy Singh and Gouramangi Singh will be well complemented by youngsters like Mandar Rao Dessai, Jayesh Rane, Sandesh Jhingan among others. The Sikkimese Sniper had earlier played for Zidane's XI in early 2010 when he took part in a charity match organized by United Nations Development Fund to aid the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Bhaichung had in fact scored in the game, securing a 3-3 draw for his side against Benfica All Stars XI. Earlier, Zinedine Zidane on Thursday touched down in India to a warm reception from a swarm of enthusiastic fans who converged at Mumbai's international airport to greet one of the game's all-time greats. The former Real Madrid star and current manager is in Mumbai to fulfil a contractual obligation after being named as brand ambassador for a city-based real estate development company. He was escorted out of the terminal by a posse of security men. The following two teams will be playing on Friday in the closed door event. Blue Team: Subrata Paul, Bhaichung Bhutia, Renedy Singh, Gouramangi Singh, Nirmal Chettri, Francis Fernandes, Mandar Rao Dessai, Steven Dias. White Team: Harshad Meher, Romeo Fernandes, Sunil Chhetri, Jayesh Rane, Arata Izumi, Lenny Rodrigues, Sandesh Jhingan, Rahul Bheke.