{{short description|Indian cricket umpire}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Narayanan Janani | image = | country = India | fullname = Narayanan Janani | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|4|28|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India | death_date = | death_place = | batting = | role = [[Umpire (cricket)|Umpire]] | umpire = true | odisumpired = | umpodidebutyr = | umpodilastyr = | t20isumpired = | umpt20idebutyr = | umpt20ilastyr = | wtestsumpired = 1 | umpwtestdebutyr = 2023 | umpwtestlastyr = | wodisumpired = 9 | umpwodidebutyr = 2021 | umpwodilastyr = 2025 | wt20isumpired = 38 | umpwt20idebutyr = 2022 | umpwt20ilastyr = 2025 | fcumpired = 3 | umpfcdebutyr = 2023 | umpfclastyr = 2024 | date = 24 December 2023 | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/n-janani-1196783 ESPNcricinfo }} '''Narayanan Janani''' (born 28 April 1985) is an Indian [[cricket umpire]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/n-janani-1196783|title=Narayanan Janani |access-date=13 February 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> She is currently a member of [[Development Panel of ICC Umpires]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2020/news/147175/india-s-janani-narayanan-and-vrinda-rathi-named-in-icc-panel |title=India's Janani Narayanan and Vrinda Rathi named in ICC Panel |website=BCCI |access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/women-cricket-news/12367-rathi-and-janani-become-a-part-of-icc-development-panel-of-umpires.html |title=Rathi and Janani become a part of ICC development Panel of umpires |work=Female Cricket |access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/indian-umpires-janani-narayanan-vrinda-rathi-named-in-icc-panel-1219544 |title=Indian umpires Janani Narayanan, Vrinda Rathi named in ICC panel |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref> She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the [[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3039127 |title=Historic feat: All-female panel to officiate at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3038392 |title=All-female match official group announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref>
On 10 January 2023, she along with [[Vrinda Rathi]] and [[Gayathri Venugopalan]] became the first woman umpires to stand as an on-field umpire in a [[Ranji Trophy|men's domestic fixture in India]], when she was one of the umpires in the match between [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]] and [[Railways cricket team|Railways]] in the [[2022–23 Ranji Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women umpires Rathi, Janani and Gayathri make history in Ranji Trophy |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-umpires-vrinda-rathi-janani-narayanan-and-gayathri-venugopalan-make-history-at-ranji-trophy-1353118 |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
In January 2025, she was named as part of a female officiating group for the [[2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/u19-womens-world-cup-2025/59738-match-officials-for-icc-u19-womens-t20-world-cup-2025-announced.html |title=Match Officials for ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 Announced |work=Female Cricket |access-date=16 January 2025}}</ref>
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