The 19-year-old, who claimed five titles in the senior circuit in 2019 including two BWF World Tour Super 100 top honours, has been advised rest by doctors after he suffered a back injury
Both the shuttlers are former champions of the World Tour Super 500 tournament --while Saina Nehwal had won the tournament in 2015, PV Sindhu had clinched the women's singles title in 2017
Saina Nehwal has already pulled out of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) to prepare for the next season, while world champion PV Sindhu has chosen to give the tournament a miss