West Indies [Images] used to be a force to reckon with at home -- even in their worst of times. But not any more now!

When Pakistan blanked West Indies 3-0 in the ODI series, not only this gave West Indies their longest losing streak in ODIs, but this also proved the fact that this Caribbean side has lost its touch even in its home territory.

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West Indies have now lost 8 consecutive one-day internationals at home and this is the worst sequence for a side if we discount the performances of minors like Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Kenya from this study. 

A peep into the performances of all other major countries reveals some interesting facts.

Sri Lanka [Images] and South Africa [Images], for instance, have never lost more than 3 consecutive games at home soil. Their performance is better than Australia [Images], England [Images] and Pakistan who suffered defeats in five consecutive home matches, twice in case of Pakistan.

The worst losing streak for India at home is of six matches. New Zealand [Images], whose record West Indies have 'bettered', had one sequence of seven losses on a trot.

The accompanying table lists the worst losing streaks in one-day internationals at home soil:

* unbroken sequences

Note: The worst ever losing streak at home soil for any side in ODIs is of 21 matches by Bangladesh from October 1988 to November 2002, followed by 17 by Zimbabwe from June 2001 to December 2002.