Student and public protests were also organized by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) in the Jantar Mantar area and surrounding areas of Delhi. It made headlines all over the world and the cricket fraternity also joined the protest through social media handles after several former cricketers and their wives shared their views on the ongoing CJP protest. Virat Kohli’s former teammate Shrivats Goswami has shared his views.
The CJP protest urged the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the minister finally withdrew his resignation on Saturday afternoon, following which the students were finally successful in their demands. This was done due to the leak of NEET papers and the improvement of education and job employment in the country’s capital.
On July 25, 2026, Pradhan announced his resignation on Twitter. He said he stood up to protect national unity, prevent anti-nationals from taking advantage of the crisis at Jantar Mantar and guarantee that the careers of students are not hampered by legal difficulties. This comes just ahead of the scheduled third round of discussions between the government and protesting groups.
“Pack your bags and please go back home and work” – Virat Shrivatsa Goswami takes a dig at CJP protesters
Srivatsa Goswami, posting on
Srivatsa Goswami tweeted, “Now more fun?? Is this a game for you guys? Resignation is in. Pack your bags and please go back home and work.”
Sanjay Manjrekar took a dig at the government
Earlier, former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar had also taken a dig at the ruling government without saying anything; He directly pointed towards the issues of the government mainly including NEET paper leak, job employment and more in which many students committed suicide after the paper was leaked.
Apart from Manjrekar, several current and former cricketers voiced concerns. However, no one targeted the government; He mainly supported the protesting women and students.
Sachin Tendulkar and Shubman Gill raised their voice
Shubman Gill, the current ODI and Test captain of India national cricket team, said that every citizen of the country has the right to education, and also showed his great respect towards the young CJP people who are raising their voice against the wrongdoings.
Apart from him, the God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar also wrote about the matter on Twitter, showing his support to the students and also mentioned that his father was a teacher and a mentor and guide to many young students, as Sachin mentioned that his father had said, “Failure is okay, cheating is not. Never take shortcuts.”
Wives of many cricketers, such as the wives of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah Ritika Sajdeh, Devisha Shetty and Sanjana Ganesan have also shared their support for students and women.