The Proteas abandoned the tri-series on Wednesday, saying "the current risk to the team is at an unacceptable level" following a blast near their hotel on Monday which killed seven people and injured eight.
But Cricket South Africa's assertion that an independent security assessment by a Dubai-based firm agreed with the team's own fears was ridiculed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chief executive Duleep Mendis.
"I am amazed at their decision to return home," Mendis, a former Sri Lankan Test captain, told AFP. "The government put in place presidential-level security for the team, yet they were not convinced.
"They took advice from a Dubai firm which is even more surprising.
I did not see anyone from this firm in Colombo, yet they prepared a security report within 24 hours sitting in Dubai.
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The state-run Daily News, under the headline 'South African cricketers chicken out', said: "They are used to playing in threatening conditions. In South Africa, one has to be careful when even tak