Struggling sports agent who proposes the Million Dollar Arm contest to find two Indian cricket bowlers and train them as MLB pitchers. He secures funding, overcomes coaching and logistical challenges, and ultimately organizes a successful second tryout.
J. B. recruits House to provide specialized baseball training.
J. B. convinces veteran pitching coach Tom House to take on the challenge of converting the contest winners into baseball pitchers.
Ash is J. B.'s co-founder and business collaborator.
The plot states that J. B. and Ash formed their own struggling company in Los Angeles and jointly developed the Million Dollar Arm proposal.
Chang finances the contest while J. B. leads its execution.
J. B. presents the Million Dollar Arm proposal to Chang and secures funding by promising that the winners will be ready for a major league tryout with...
J. B. manages Rinku's transition from cricket talent to professional baseball prospect.
J. B. selects Rinku as one of the two contest winners, brings him to the United States, and organizes both of his tryouts.
J. B. takes responsibility for Dinesh's development and opportunities.
J. B. selects Dinesh as a contest winner, brings him to the United States, and refuses to abandon him after the first tryout fails.
Amit bridges communication between J. B. and the Indian players.
J. B. hires Amit in Mumbai as his interpreter, and Amit travels with J. B., Rinku, and Dinesh to the United States.
J. B. seeks and persuades professional evaluators to give the players another chance.
When Chang withdraws support, J. B. organizes another tryout and Ray arranges a meeting with a major league head scout who had missed the first event.
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