India went in with two specialist seamers, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Shami, while Pakistan chose three new-ball bowlers in Umar Gul, Bilawal Bhatti and Junaid Khan.
Defending champions West Indies, Australia and Bangladesh are the other three teams in the group, with the top two advancing to the semi-finals.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Suresh Raina, Mohammad Shami, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh.
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Ahmed Shehzad, Bilawal Bhatti, Junaid Khan, Kamran Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul.
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI) and Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
TV umpire: Nigel Llong (ENG)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)