1. Hashim Amla not selected is itself very surprising. He has a better SR & avg than Gambhir in the past 1 year. 2. Funny that Ajmal's name could not be considered for awards, but can be selected for these type of teams :)
And what purpose do these teams serve? Earlier we had "Asia XI vs Rest of the World" and other such series. But now, does it have any significance for a team to sit for hours and select such teams just for the sake of it??