Narayanan Janani

Narayanan Janani
Personal information
Full name
Narayanan Janani
Born (1985-04-28) 28 April 1985 (age 39)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
WTests umpired1 (2023)
WODIs umpired4 (2021–2024)
WT20Is umpired30 (2022–2024)
FC umpired3 (2023–2024)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 December 2023

Narayanan Janani (born 28 April 1985) is an Indian cricket umpire.[1] She is currently a member of Development Panel of ICC Umpires.[2][3][4] She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[5][6]

On 10 January 2023, she along with Vrinda Rathi became the first woman umpires to stand as an on-field umpire in a men's domestic fixture in India, when she was one of the umpires in the match between Tripura and Railways in the 2022–23 Ranji Trophy.[7]

  1. ^ "Narayanan Janani". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. ^ "India's Janani Narayanan and Vrinda Rathi named in ICC Panel". BCCI. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Rathi and Janani become a part of ICC development Panel of umpires". Female Cricket. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Indian umpires Janani Narayanan, Vrinda Rathi named in ICC panel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Historic feat: All-female panel to officiate at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ^ "All-female match official group announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Women umpires Rathi, Janani and Gayathri make history in Ranji Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2023.