Janapareddy Tarakeswara Rao (born 7 January 1980) is an Indian cricketScorer and umpire.[1] He officiated as official scorer in Ranji Trophy tournament matches and three ODI games.[2] His first ODI match as official scorer was the 7th ODI during West Indies tour of India at Vijayawada on 24 November 2002,[3] his second ODI was the 2nd ODI during Pakistan tour of India at Visakhapatnam on 5 April 2005,[4] and his third ODI was 2nd ODI during Australia tour of India at Visakhapatnam on 20 October 2010.[5] He later moved to the US and currently lives in North Carolina.[citation needed][2]