Kidambi opens against world no 52 Toby Penty of England in the second half of the draw while Shubhankar Dey and Ajay Jayaram will look to go deep into the tournament.
The 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist is currently ranked 22nd in the Badminton World Federation's (BWF) Race to Tokyo rankings and needs to be within the top 13 to seal qualification.
The BWF World Tour was shut down following the completion of the All England Championships in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Srikanth will open against England's Toby Penty and may face fellow Indian Subhankar Dey in the second round. For Saina, France's Yaelle Hoyaux awaits her in the women's singles opener.
Nehwal tweeted her apprehensions following the withdrawal of seven countries from the tournament due to the rising COVID-19 cases across the globe.
Saina is one of the eight Olympic hopefuls who have been allowed by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to resume training at the SAI Pullela Gopichand Academy from August 7 following the Telangana government's approval on August 1.
The training will be conducted in keeping with the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) drawn up by SAI.
Sports fraternity expressed grief and shock over demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput on June 14. 'MS Dhoni' actor was also known for his sports skills.
Under the revamped calendar, BWF plans to host 22 events in the space of five months, starting from August 2020.
The International Olympic Committee made the decision after having a word with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and local organisers on Tuesday, albeit they insisted that the Games will still be called the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The teenager, according to a Taiwanese report that was tweeted by Danish player Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, was part of the Taiwanese contingent for the All England Championships.
While every major sporting event or league were suspended across the world, from football to NBA to NHL, All England was held earlier this month in the United Kingdom.
The COVID-19 pandemic, which originated in Wuhan, China, has so far killed over 6000 people and infected 1,60,000 globally.
Saina Nehwal's chances of qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics took a big hit after her first-round 11-21 8-21 loss to Akane Yamaguchi at the All England Championships.
The season's first Super 1000 event witnessed a dramatic build-up in the wake of the COVID19 outbreak, which has claimed over 4000 lives and infected more than 100,000 people globally.
India's success in women's sports is not a topic that many talk about but with time, there have been women who have made people stand up and take notice.
Olympic silver-medallist Sindhu says she can understand the apprehensions of fellow shuttlers, including compatriot Sania Nehwal, who is racing against time to qualify for the Games due to the cancellation of tournaments in the wake of the outbreak.
PV Sindhu will open her campaign against Cheung Ngan Yi while Saina Nehwal will face Pai Yu Po in the first round of Indian Open. PV Sindhu will open her campaign against Cheung Ngan Yi while Saina Nehwal will face Pai Yu Po in the first round of Indian Open.
Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap feel that the BWF should extend the Olympic qualification period in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak wrecking havoc on the qualifying events for the Tokyo Games.
In a series of tweets, Saina and her husband Kashyap said that the reduced number of tournaments leaves very little chance for players on the fringe of qualification to improve rankings.
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