Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakupera kwa2006, chikwata cheIndia cheODI chakatanga kunetseka. Mushure mekurasikirwa nemutambo wezvematongerwo enyika muWest Indies nekuda kwekusaita zvakanaka kwake, vakakandirwa kunze kwemutambo we triangular muMalaysia pamberi pemagumo, uye vakabviswa mumutambo wekutanga we 2006 ICC Champions Trophy kumusha. Kartik akatora mavhiketi mana pa34.00 uye chiyero chehupfumi hwe5.36 muChallenger Trophy uye haana kukwanisa kuwana kurangarirwa. Akanga aine mwaka wakadzikama wekutanga-kirasi mwaka, achitora 26 wickets pa25.53 mumitambo mipfumbamwe, asina kumbobvira atora anopfuura mashanu wickets mumutambo. Akatora 13 wickets pa27.92 mumitambo misere yezuva rimwe chete yemwaka, uye akaregeredzwa sezvo Kumble naHarbhajan vaive vatambi vakasarudzwa ku
2007 Cricket World Cup. India yakabviswa mumutambo wokutanga mushure mokurasikirwa neBangladesh, uye Harbhajan akadonhedzwa apo Kumble akasiya basa kubva kuODI, asi Kartik haana kuita zvakakwana kunyengetedza vasarudzo kuti vamupe kudzoka.