An able sportsman, Khanji played first-class cricket for Western India and in his later life, was also the president of the Pakistan Hockey Federation.

[1] Khanji ascended the throne of Manavadar on 19 October 1918 after the death of his father.

[5] Khanji was the founder of the Manavadar hockey team coached by Mirza Nasiruddin Masood.

[2][6] In the same year, he was a member of the India hockey team representing the country at the Western Asiatic Games.

[2] Khanji also played cricket and represented Western India in the Ranji Trophy between 1935 and 1941.

Khanji married his first wife Qudsia Siddiqa Begum, daughter of the Nawab of Kurwai on 14 November 1933.