Riyad Mahrez scored his fourth goal in three games to peg Spurs back in the 82nd minute, just 90 seconds after Dele Alli had broken the deadlock for Mauricio Pochettino's men.
Ranieri was delighted with the spirit shown by the Foxes, and also hailed his men for playing through the intense heat at the King Power Stadium, with both teams having to take water breaks midway through each half.
"I think it was right, the draw between us and Tottenham," he told reporters.
"I wanted to see the gap between us and a team who is building to reach the Champions League because Tottenham have achieved qualification for the Europa League five times in the last six years.
"The quality of the Tottenham players is very high.
"I think the weather didn't help us because our qualities are different from the Tottenham qualities. But it is okay - the draw was right; they had two great chances, also Leicester had two great chances to score a goal.
"I appreciate a lot the spirit of the team when we conceded a goal - after 25 seconds we score for a draw.
"We played very well tactically and I’m very, very satisfied."
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