On disciplinary grounds, the BAI did not nominate world number 14 Srikanth and 28th ranked Prannoy for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award respectively.
Badminton star Kidambi Srikanth is urged people to stay at home amid the deadly outbreak of coronavirus.
The sixth seed and world number six Sindhu got the better of the American, ranked eight places below her, 21-14, 21-17 in 42 minutes.
The Indian duo has been inconsistent in 2019 and didn't enjoy a good start to the new year.
The men's team had last won a bronze medal in Hyderabad in the 2016 edition of the tournament.
India eased past Kazakhstan in the opener of Asia Team Badminton Championships.
Pulella Gopichand dismissed concerns regarding PV Sindhu's form despite her poor run after winning the 2019 BWF World Championships.
Saina Nehwal lost to 13-21, 21-17, 15-21 to Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt while Kidambi Srikanth was handed a 21-12, 14-21, 11-21 loss by Shesar Hiren Rhustavito.
While, Kidambi lost to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia, Verma suffered a crushing defeat to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia.
At this moment, world champion PV Sindhu (6th) and B Sai Praneeth (11th) and men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (8th) have more or less assured their berths for the Tokyo Games.
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has stressed that the BWF making it compulsory to play in 12 events has made it difficult for players.
Saina Nehwal suffered a shock 21-19 13-21 5-21 loss to Sayaka Takahashi while Kidambi Srikanth went down to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito 21-18 12-21 14-21.
Third seed Srikanth continued to struggle as his run was cut short by former world no. 1 Son Wan Ho.
Third seed Srikanth, who had lifted the title in 2016, eked out a thrilling 18-21 22-20 21-16 win over compatriot Parupalli Kashyap, who is also a former two-time champion here.
Indian star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has pulled out of the Premier Badminton League to concentrate on international tournaments.
The 26-year-old from Guntur, who had guided Bangalore Raptors to their maiden title win in the last PBL, will not feature in the fifth edition scheduled to be held from January 20 to February 9.
Kidambi Srikanth lost to Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama 14-21, 19-21 while South Korea's Kim Donghun got the better of Sameer Verma 21-19, 21-12.
After going through a tough phase since his final finish at India Open this year, Srikanth boosted his confidence with a semifinal appearance at the Hong Kong Open last week.
Srikanth, who was trailing 3-11 at mid-break in the first game, lost the first contest 9-21.
Unseeded Srikanth, ranked 13th in the world, was leading by a game when Long decided to concede the match, thus handing the Indian a place in the last four of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 event.
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