And he became the national champion after defeating Anil Mann in the final of the 96 kg freestyle event,[9] although he could not defend his title in the next year – finishing with a bronze medal.

[13] Although Khatri won gold medal at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Wrestling Tournament in November 2009,[14] his first major success at the senior level came one month later when he became the Commonwealth Champion after defeating Pakistan's Mohammad Umar in the final.

[15] In September 2010, during the selection trails for the Commonwealth Games at the national camp, several athletes, including Khatri, tested positive for the methylhexaneamine, a drug which was banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 2010 itself.

[17] After getting temporary reprieve, he participated in the 44th edition of All India Wrestling Championship, where he won the Hind Kesari title after defeating Delhi's Nardener.

[21] In the 2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships, which was held in Melbourne, Khatri was able to successfully defend his title after winning the final bout against his countryman Varun Kumar.

[22] Participating in his career's first senior level World Championships, Khatri registered victories against Leon Rattigan and Harutyun Yenokyan in the first two rounds.

[17] And, after the hearing, the appellate body of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) reduced his ban duration by nine months citing "314 days of delay in the proceedings before the Disciplinary Panel not attributable to the athletes".

[26] After the end of the ban, Khatri made comeback at the international circuit by participating in the 2015 Asian Wrestling Championships, where he reached to the quarter-final before losing to Japan's Takeshi Yamaguchi by 6–10.

[30] The inaugural edition of the Pro Wrestling League took place in December and the Team Punjab Royals successfully bid for Khatri.

[32] Representing India at the 2016 South Asian Games, which were held at Guwahati, he won gold medal defeating Afghanistan's Rajab Naseri in the final.

[33][34] However, his stint at the Asian Championships proved to be short-lived as he lost to Japan's Koki Yamamoto by 6–10 in the qualification round, finishing ninth in the tournament.

[35] In March, Khatri participated in the inaugural edition of the Bharat Kesri Dangal, which offered the biggest ever cash award among all the domestic wrestling tournaments – carrying a prize of ₹1 crore (US$120,000) for the winner.