Colombo: Eight Sri Lankan players currently touring Pakistan with the national team for a three-match ODI series want to return home due to security concerns following a deadly bomb blast in Islamabad that left 12 people dead and several injured.

The two teams are scheduled to clash in the second ODI of the three-match series in Rawalpindi on Thursday and the development raises doubts on whether the game would go ahead as scheduled.

Sri Lanka Cricket acknowledged the request from the players in a statement but said that for time being, it has instructed them and the support staff travelling with the team to continue with the tour as planned.

“Following this development the SLC immediately engaged with the players and assured them that all such concerns are being duly addressed in close

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