Narayanan Janani (born 28 April 1985) is an Indian

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. She is currently a member of Development Panel of ICC Umpires. In January 2023, she was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the

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. 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

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and

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in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Janani, Narayanan 1985 births Living people Women cricket umpires Indian cricket umpires Indian Twenty20 International cricket umpires Indian One Day International cricket umpires

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