Former India cricketer turned state minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla

Kolkata: Former India cricketer turned state minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla on Friday criticised the concept of neutral venues in Ranji Trophy this season, saying the move will not work out. "It's really unfortunate. It would not work out this way and I'm sure they (the BCCI) would go back to the original format from next season," the minister of state in West Bengal sports ministry said on the sidelines of Delhi-Karnataka Ranji Trophy group B match at Eden Gardens.