S. R. Ramchandra Rao (1931–2017) was an Indian cricket umpire. He officiated in domestic cricket in India during the latter half of the twentieth century.
| Full name | S. R. Ramchandra Rao |
|---|---|
| Born | 1931 |
| Died | 2017 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Role | Cricket umpire |
Ramchandra Rao belonged to the generation of Indian umpires who supported the country's domestic cricket structure, including tournaments organised under the aegis of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Umpires of this era typically progressed through state-level and zonal matches before being considered for higher-level fixtures.
As an on-field umpire, Rao was associated with matches in the Indian domestic circuit. Detailed records of individual fixtures officiated by him are limited in publicly available sources, and only summary information about his career is widely documented.
Umpires like Ramchandra Rao played an essential, if often unheralded, role in sustaining the standards of Indian first-class and competitive cricket during a period when the domestic game was expanding in stature and following.