Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ná ngwụsị afọ 2006, ndị otu egwuregwu otu ụbọchị nke India malitere ịba n'oké osimiri. Mgbe ha meriri n'asọmpi nke abụọ na West Indies n'ihi arụmọrụ ya na-adịghị mma, a chụpụrụ ha n'asọmpi triangular na Malaysia tupu asọmpi ikpeazụ, wee chụpụ ha na agba nke mbụ nke ICC Champions Trophy 2006 n'ala ha. Kartik were wickets anọ na 34.00 na akụnaụba nke 5.36 na Challenger Trophy ma enweghị ike inweta ncheta. O nwere oge nke klas mbụ nke ụlọ, na-ewere wickets 26 na 25.53 na egwuregwu itoolu, na-anaghị ewere ihe karịrị wickets ise na egwuregwu. O were wickets iri na atọ na 27.92 n'egwuregwu ụbọchị asatọ maka oge ahụ, ma eleghara ya anya dịka Kumble na Harbhajan bụ ndị spinners ahọpụtara maka
2007 Iko Mbaụwa nke Kriket. A chụpụrụ India na agba nke mbụ mgbe ha meriri Bangladesh, a chụpụkwara Harbhajan ebe Kumble lara ezumike nká na ODI, mana Kartik emeghị ihe zuru oke iji mee ka ndị na-ahọpụta ya nye ya ncheta.