New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has ordered its players to continue with the ongoing ODI series against Pakistan and even threatened a "formal review" if any member of the contingent wishes to return home.

The development comes in after at least eight scared Sri Lankan cricketers expressed safety fears following the suicide bombing in Islamabad on Tuesday which killed 12 and injured 27 outside the district court building.

Sri Lanka are currently playing a three-match ODI series against Pakistan. The two teams will next play a tri-series on the Pakistani soil with Zimbabwe being the third team, starting from November 17.

However, in a statement released late on Wednesday night, the SLC "instructed all players, support ...