**India, Pakistan wrestlers match skill in Mumbai**
Mumbai, Mar.26 : Indian and Pakistani wrestlers on Sunday grappled with each other on the mat at a stadium here as part of an exercise to popularise the traditional sport.
“This is a wrestling competition between India and Pakistan in which the five best wrestlers of each country are competing with each other in the 140 square foot ring. Beside them, participants from over 100 training schools are taking part in this competition,” said Sanjay Nirupam, a Congress leader and representative of the Wrestling Federation of India.
The wrestlers said the matches would help them brace up for major games in the future.
“We are feeling very good. We are being appreciated and cheered like in Pakistan. We are not feeling that we are in a different country; it’s like being in another city back home. We are enjoying ourselves,” said Mohammad Arshad, a Pakistani wrestler.
“It is good we are getting international exposure. This will benefit us in international competitions like the Asian Games, the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, because the more you compete, the better is the performance,” said Rajeev Tomar, an Indian wrestler.
Indian wrestling became prominent in western catch wrestling tournaments. Catch wrestling it is one of many styles of professional wrestling, specifically as practiced in carnivals and at public exhibitions Famous Indian catch wrestlers at the time included the Great Gama and Imam Baksh Pahalwan. In the modern era, there are 13 types of professional wrestling.