Former India Women captain Diana Edulji has said the creation of a players association - one of several recommendations of the Lodha committee that was approved by the Supreme Court in a watershed verdict - will empower women cricketers in the country. Edulji is a part of the four-member steering committee, led by former union home secretary GK Pillai, that has been tasked with the responsibility of setting up a players association.Edulji said women players now had an outlet to express their grievances and offer suggestions. I dont know about the mens side, at least from the womens side some of the players are scared to speak, Edulji told ESPNcricinfo. Maybe with me there, they can come to me, speak to me and I can put forward their views to the authorities and see how best they can be benefited.Edulji felt a womens representative of the players association in the Apex Council, which will replace the working committee, would ensure greater accountability. People will be more answerable. That will also help because we need somebody to listen to us, she said. There is a womens committee in the BCCI but most of them are not players. Womens cricket needs a little push and I think this is the right time for it.Edulji said the players association shouldnt be viewed as an anti-establishment body, and that there was a more positive attitude towards womens cricket with initiatives like the introduction of central contracts for players. We dont want to antagonise BCCI. We dont want a confrontation, and we want to work together. It is just two parties working together, the players get a little voice in a proper way. [It is] not striking or union types, she said.The current lot - I have been with the MCA as well in the cricket advisory committee as well - is favourable towards improving womens cricket. Even in BCCI, I have had a word with Anurag Thakur and they are quite positive.Edulji, however, was unsure of when the steering committee was going to meet to discuss the formation of the association. We havent officially got any information. We have to wait because only the day before [yesterday] have we got the verdict, she said. We havent even been sounded out [by the BCCI] yet. J. J. Stokes Jersey . Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC failed to make the postseason while Montreal Impact fell at the first hurdle losing heavily to Houston Dynamo in the Eastern Conference Knockout Round. Tim Rattay Jersey . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records. http://www.custompatriotsjersey.com/custom-ronnie-lott-jersey-large-1601f.html .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. Jerry Rice Jersey . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. Ricky Watters Jersey . The 18-year-old American had five birdies in her bogey-free round for a 17-under total of 196. Lee held the overnight lead but mixed three birdies with two bogeys for a 70. GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Dexter Werner had 16 points and 12 rebounds and North Dakota State beat North Carolina A&T 85-67 on Friday night.Tyson Ward and Khy Kabellis added 15 points each, A.J. Jacobson scored 13 and Carlin Dupree 12. The Bison (6-3) completed a three-game road trip after losing the other two to Missouri State and No. 7 Xavier.North Dakota State pushed the lead to double digits less than five minutes into the first half and extended it to 45-27 on Wards 3--pointer with 1:04 left in the half.dddddddddddd North Carolina A&T (1-6) got no closer than 57-44 with 10:53 left in the second half.Sam Hunt had 20 points with 6-of-12 shooting from 3-point range for the Aggies. Raymon Pratt and Aaron Scales added 10 points each.The Bison outrebounded the Aggies 26-11 in the first half and 47-25 overall. ' ' '