Vihari, who batted with a sore hamstring throughout the course of his innings, showed great resilience and remained unbeaten on 23 after facing 161 deliveries.
During the third Test, India pacers Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were also targeted with racial abuse by a section of the crowd.
Pant said he himself was aiming for a win and hence the aggressive approach and it was his failure at SCG which propelled him to correct his mistake in Brisbane.
Vihari further credit Dravid for being that bridge that connected India A and Ranji players with the complexity and hardness of international cricket.
Krishna Kumar, who lives in Sydney, has lodged an official complaint saying he was targeted after attempting to bring four banners into the ground on the fifth day on Monday.
Vihari, who scored an unbeaten 23 off 161 balls and stitched a 62-run stand off 256 balls with Ashwin for the sixth wicket, battled through pain as he took on the menancing Australian bowling attack on day 5
It was day 4 of the third Test when the alleged incident happened and Siraj was seen talking to the on-field umpires who then made their way to the Brewongle stand
Australian batting star David Warner on Tuesday condemned the racist slurs hurled at Indian players, particularly pacer Mohammed Siraj, during the third Test here and said such behaviour by the spectators was not acceptable.
Both Tim Paine and Steve Smith were panned by fans and experts alike for their unsportsman-like conduct during Tuesday's drawn Sydney Test.
The Oz skipper says he had a really poor game as a leader and wanted to say sorry for the way he behaved on the field during the final day of the third Test, which ended in a morale-boosting draw for the Indians.
Play was halted for a few minutes at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday after India pacer Mohammed Siraj complained of racial abuse from a section of the crowd
Vihari (23* off 161) bats out the day with hamstring as he forged an unbeaten 250-ball 62 partnership with Ashwin (39 off 128) to earn Team India a morale-boosting draw at the SCG.
In a hot pursuit to chase down a record 407-run target in Sydney Test, the Indian batting mainstay breached the milestone while hitting his first half-century in the second innings in six years.
Sachin feels that the sport unites all, never discriminates and rather recognises talent irrespective of race, colour or nationality.
Paine was left furious after DRS review overturned Cheteshwar Pujara's dismissal during the 56th over of India's innings on day 4 of the third Test when Nathan Lyon was certain that he had the batsman caught at short leg.
On Saturday and Sunday, Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were allegedly subjected to multiple abuses, which led to eviction and subsequent arrest of six Australian spectators.
Jadeja was not able to bowl in Australia's second innings after a short ball from Mitchell Starc hit him on the gloves, requiring immediate medical attention.
Bowler Mohammed Siraj, before the start of the 87th over, walked to the middle to report the incident to the on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson before they made their way to the Brewongle Stand. The players remained in the centre.
Harbhajan stated that he himself heard many things on the field while playing in Australia about him, his religion and his colour.
Play was halted for a few minutes on the fourth day of the match after India pacer Mohammed Siraj complained of abuse from a section of the crowd here, leading to expulsion of some spectators and an unreserved apology from the host board.
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