Kammala wannan jumlar: A ƙarshen shekara ta 2006, ƙungiyar ODI ta Indiya ta fara buga ruwan dutse. Bayan rasa jerin kasashen biyu a West Indies saboda rashin kyawunsa, an fitar da su daga gasar cin kofin triangular a Malaysia kafin wasan karshe, kuma an fitar da su a zagaye na farko na ICC Champions Trophy 2006 a gida. Kartik ya dauki wickets hudu a 34.00 da kuma tattalin arziki na 5.36 a cikin Gasar Gasar Gasar kuma ba zai iya samun tunawa ba. Yana da kwanciyar hankali a cikin gida na farko, yana ɗaukar wickets 26 a 25.53 a wasanni tara, ba ya ɗaukar fiye da wickets biyar a wasa. Ya dauki wickets 13 a 27.92 a wasanni takwas na rana daya a kakar wasa ta bana, kuma ba a kula da shi ba yayin da Kumble da Harbhajan su ne 'yan wasan da aka zaba don gasar.
Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta 2007. An fitar da Indiya a zagaye na farko bayan ta yi rashin nasara a kan Bangladesh, kuma an sauke Harbhajan yayin da Kumble ya yi ritaya daga ODIs, amma Kartik bai yi isasshen abin da zai shawo kan masu zaɓin su ba shi abin tunawa ba.