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R Ashwin is hopeful of recovering from his shoulder injury as his pain has subsided considerably and the scan reports have been "encouraging" after a nasty fall during DC's IPL opener against KXIP. Ashwin endured a dream and nightmare in a space of six balls as he scalped two KXIP batsmen and then suffered a jerk on his left shoulder trying to dive and stop a run.