Looking back at the most forgettable moments for the top 8 teams since the turn of the millennium

The theory that one bad deed can outweigh multiple good ones is perhaps more applicable to politics than it is to sport. Ultimately, the sorrow of a failure can be quickly banished with an impromptu win - and with the glut of matches in the cricket calendar, no side can protest about a lack of opportunities.

But what about when a slight discrepancy mutates into a more pressing problem? Sporadic losses turn into common defeats and all of a sudden you haven't won a match for month, or in English county Leicestershire's case, nearly three years (their last first-class victory came back in September 2012).

Frustration turns into humiliation and no team is immune. It's an unwelcome guest that visits everybody, and regularly.

Hence, here are the most forgettable moments for each of the top eight cricketing nations since the turn of the millennium:

#1 India - Early exit from 2007 World Cup

A Super 8 match at the 2007 World Cup was supposed to have been contested between India and Pakistan in the end, Ireland and Bangladesh were the two nations that battled it out. The underperformance of the subcontinent's two old foes meant both suffered early exits at the competition, but for India, it was one of their lowest moments for over a decade.

Condemned to defeat by Bangladesh in their opening match, India bounced back with a monstrous win over Bermuda, but it only served to tape over the problems as in their final group encounter with Sri Lanka they failed to track down 255 once again it was the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni who let them down.

Although the blow was slightly softened by Pakistans elimination at the hands of Ireland, Indias campaign had left them exposed to the media, and the scars were perhaps not healed until they lifted the trophy four years later on home soil.

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