He is known for playing in the Ranji Trophy tournament representing the Uttar Pradesh cricket team.
[1] Sheel was born in the Pakistani village of Naushera (at the time British India) in 1936.
After trying his hand at Cricket he studied mathematics at Master's level at D.A.V College.
A road accident causing a leg injury curtailed his sporting ambitions.
[4] Notable personalities such as Ramchandra Guha and Karan Thapar expressed their grief for the teacher who had taught them back in the 70s.