Ravichandran Ashwin is hopeful of recovering from his shoulder injury soon as his pain has subsided considerably and the scan reports have been “encouraging”.

The senior India off-spinner suffered a nasty fall during Delhi Capitals’ IPL opener against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday.

The Capitals’ next game is against Chennai Super Kings on September 25.

Ashwin dismissed two KXIP batsmen in a space of six deliveries and then suffered a jerk on his left shoulder trying to dive and stop a run off his own bowling.

“I was in pain as I left the field last night, but the pain has settled down and the scan reports are pretty encouraging too. Thanks for all your love and support,” Ashwin tweeted on Monday.

Skipper Shreyas Iyer was also hopeful that his senior bowler would be fit in a few days. “Ashwin said he’ll be ready for the next game. But at the end of the day it’s the physio’s decision,” Iyer said.

Brought in during the final Powerplay over, Ashwin first got rid of Karun Nair and then bowled Nicholas Pooran through the gate but a needless dive to stop a single off the last delivery saw him land awkwardly on his left arm .

Writhing in pain, Ashwin’s jersey became a temporary sling as he left the field along with Capitals’ physio Patrick Farhart.