David Warner and Steve Smith will headline a host of big-name talent in the Bangladesh Premier League, with the Twenty20 competition pulling more recognised internationals than the Big Bash League this summer.

The Bangladesh competition will kick off on Saturday, clashing with the BBL for the first time after it was pushed back from October due to security fears surrounding the country's general election.

Apart from Australian stars Warner and Smith, who cannot play in the BBL as part of their 12-month bans, the BPL will also include a far wider array of the world's biggest-name players.

South African star A.B. de Villiers will play in the competition for the first time, as will ex-Big Bash marquees Chris Gayle, Alex Hales, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Yasir Shah and Carlos Brathwaite.