Hampshire have signed Indian Premier League stars Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Colin Munro for this year’s Vitality Blast.

Afghanistan spinner Ur Rahman, 17, is one of the game’s most exciting talents and New Zealand batsman Munro one of its most destructive batsmen.

The internationals will fill the two overseas slots, with Ur Rahman available for the whole tournament, which begins at home to Glamorgan on July 6, and Munro set to feature until his Caribbean Premier League commitments in August.

Mystery spinner, Ur Rahman, has burst onto the scene in the last 12 months with his ability to bowl ripping off-breaks, leg-breaks and googlies.

He came to global attention when he helped Afghanistan win last year’s Under-19 Asia Cup in 2017,

Ur Rahman was the competition’s leading wicket-taker and made his full international debut at the age of just 16 in December.

The right-armer then helped his country qualify for next year's World Cup before becoming the IPL's youngest player after Kings XI Punjab bought him for more than 600,000 USD.

The youngster has dazzled for Ravi Ashwin’s side, claiming 14 wickets to sit fifth amongst the tournament’s leading bowlers.

He said: “It is a great honour for me to play domestic cricket in England and I am very much looking forward to this latest challenge in my career so far. I hope I can help Hampshire be successful during my time with the team this year.”

The big-hitting Munro is one of the game’s most destructive batsmen, boasting an average of 33.51 and a strike-rate of 163.59 in 45 T20Is for New Zealand, whilst the left-hander currently sits second in the ICC’s World T20I batting rankings.

The 31-year-old is the only player to score three T20I centuries in the history of the game and has been involved in the best T20 competitions across the world, including the Big Bash and Indian Premier League, where he’s currently featuring for Delhi Daredevils.

Munro said: “I am really looking forward to joining up with Hampshire for this summer’s Vitality Blast.

"Hopefully I can help the team get off to a flying start in the competition and contribute to securing a place in the knockout stages again this year. I have head very positive things about the set-up at the Ageas Bowl and with a strong squad I think we have a real chance of going deep into the competition.

Hampshire director of cricket, Giles White said: “We’re pleased to add two high-quality international cricketers in Colin and Mujeeb to our squad for this year’s T20 competition.

"They’re both very talented and exciting players and hopefully they can contribute to another successful campaign for us this summer.”