Pointing loses sponcers

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is the first to bear the brunt of the Indian angst. His contract with a leading Indian English television news channel has been cancelled after the controversial Sydney Test match.According to well placed sources, the sponsor of Ponting's exclusive tie-up with the channel Royal Stag pulled out leading to the deal being scrapped. As a result, Ponting will no longer be doing his exclusive one-on-one before and after every Test match in the series with the news channel.Ponting's and his team's conduct on the final day of the second Test match between India and Australia was questioned by Indian captain Anil Kumble. Worse, the Australian skipper's outburst against Indian media in the post-match conference was broadcast all over India.