New Delhi, July 26 -- Actor-politician Smriti Irani claimed to have witnessed veteran cricketer Ravi Shastri hit six sixes in an over during the 1985 Ranji Trophy match on a neighbour's TV. But in a now-viral video, Shastri said that it was never telecast anywhere.

In an interview with Hindi news channel Aaj Tak, Smriti told the journalist that she was among the loudest cheerers who celebrated Shastri's 6 sixes "40 years ago".

Pointing towards an old house across the street, she said, "The family who lived in that house owned a television. When Ravi Shastri hit 6 sixes, I was among those celebrating the loudest outside their window."

"Arre deekho Shastri ne 6 chakke mare," she said.

However, netizens were quick to point out the factua...