He is renowned as one of the fastest bowlers to
have graced the game and he is no slouch with
women either. In his yet-to-be-released
autobiography titled 'Mind The Windows: My
Story' Tino Best reveals all about life in the fast
lane including bedding between 500 and 650
women around the world. UK Daily Mail obtained
an exclusive extract, read the lengthy post after
the cut...
"I love girls – and girls love me. I reckon
I'm the best-looking bald-headed guy in
the world. I joke about being the black
Brad Pitt! Everywhere I went as a
cricketer, I'd talk to girls, date girls and
sleep with girls. I reckon I've slept with
anywhere between 500 and 650 girls, all
around the world.
I had a beautiful baby called Tamani with
my first love Melissa but things went bad
with us. The lads had told me that, once
I took wickets for Barbados, she'd come
running back for me. I had done just that
but she hadn't. When she called it a day,
I became a bit of a playboy. Put it this
way: I was a man whore.
If I liked a girl, I'd go and talk to them –
whoever it was. If I'd seen Beyonce and
she was single, I'd have gone and
introduced myself: 'Hello, my name's
Tino. What's yours?' No girl intimidated
me. I met a lot of girls at a place called
The Boatyard in Barbados. I used to chill
there with my team-mates Courtney
Browne, Sulieman Benn, Floyd Reifer and
Sherwin Campbell, who all played for the
West Indies. It had a real cool vibe. It
wasn't a nightclub, more a beach bar
where you could have a drink, lounge and
meet different people.
I was younger than the rest of my team-
mates when I first arrived on the scene. I
was handsome and single and girls liked
that. They liked the fact there was no
strings attached with me too.
I was desperate to impress the older lads
when I got in the Barbados squad
because we had a brotherhood together. I
was the new kid on the block and I felt
like I'd get points from the boys when I
pulled a girl. It was a way of getting
more respect and showing I was the
man.
The Barbados and West Indies lads used
to like a drink but there was no huge
drinking culture. They never encouraged
me to drink, put it that way, and I never
felt pressurised. It was more of a social
drink – one or two brandies – and it
wouldn't end up out on the p***. I used
to train so hard that I couldn't afford to
fill myself with booze and throw that
down the drain. Risk the opportunity of
playing for the West Indies? No chance,
bro.
I'd pick and choose who I wanted to
date. I used to go on five or six dates a
week, all with different girls. So, yes, I
was a man whore. I'd have to juggle
them round. One on one day, another on
another day. I was young and loving the
lifestyle.
My mum said she didn't mind me having
lots of girls – if I was careful. And
there's one thing I never did – I'd never
lie to a girl. I'd always tell them straight:
I don't want a relationship and all I'm
interested in is having fun. No
relationship, no stress. It was one bit of
advice Floyd always used to tell me. You
don't have to tell girls lies. Just be
honest.
Once Melissa left, I didn't like the thought
of having to answer to someone. I didn't
want to be steaming in for Barbados
against Jamaica at Sabina Park, worrying
if my wife or girlfriend was back home
cheating while I was away. I have my
whole life to find someone – cricket is a
short career.
All the girls knew the score. They knew I
was a travelling athlete and they knew I
wasn't husband material. Marriage is not
really encouraged in our society anyway.
People tend to break up so much. You'll
spend a load of money building a million-
dollar house, split up and the other half
will want to have half the damn house. I
always wanted to wait and. Even then. It
has to be the right girl. I'm not going to
rush it.
We used to go on tour with the West
Indies – and away with Barbados – and
see how many girls we could enjoy. If I
went to Australia and saw a nice-looking
blonde, I'd want to date them. If I went
to South Africa and saw a gorgeous
brunette, I'd want to go out for a bit with
her. I always used to tease my team-
mates and tell them that, if they didn't
play cricket, they wouldn't get the girls.
I'd get girls because I'm good looking, I'd
joke!
We used to have competitions of who
could shag the most girls on tour. I think
my record, on an eleven-week tour to
Australia in 2005, was more than forty. I
was twenty four and I didn't play a Test
on that tour. The coach, Bennett King,
didn't fancy me one bit. He must have
been the only one who didn't! He made
me watch the Test matches and I used to
feel so frustrated. All I did was play the
tour games.
But I was bowling fast – at night. I'd go
out partying on my own, pick up a girl
and take her back to the hotel. I wasn't
out drinking much on those nights. I'd
have a brandy but I would train and work
so hard, so I didn't want much alcohol. I
knew drinking would undo all the hard
work I was putting in. I'd always be fitter,
faster and stronger than everyone else.
Nothing would get in the way of that. I
wanted girls – not alcohol.
I'd go out, pick up a couple of girls and
take them back to our hotel. A plush
hotel with a professional sportsman: the
girls loved it. Sometimes I'd take back
four girls on one night! If that happened,
I'd have to call one of the other lads for
back-up to help me out.
I've had plenty of threesomes, or
menages a trois, as I like to call them.
One night I had three girls at once.
That's the most I've ever done stuff with.
I wasn't getting any play on the field in
Australia – but I was at night. The
greatest night of my life was in 2004. I
had my first menage a trois in the
Crowne Plaza hotel in Birmingham. Wow.
I went for dinner with two beautiful girls
and took them back to my room. That
blew my mind.
The most beautiful girls are the
Australians. I think they are amazing.
They are really into their fitness and have
amazing bodies. Did any of this affect
my cricket? No, not at all. I don't think it
hindered me. There was no-one who
trained harder than me for Barbados or
the West Indies. If I bring two girls back
and have sex with them, I'll still be out
there first in the morning working hard. I
was smart about it and didn't get into
any trouble. I respected that I played for
my country and did everything I could –
but I liked enjoying myself too.
I'd take girls back to hotel rooms but no-
one would know. I'd still train my butt off
and I wasn't flaunting it about. I'd move
and walk about so slyly. In 2005 I told
our coach, Bennett King, that I was
heavily committed to my girlfriend back
in Barbados – but I didn't even have one!
He'd seen me out with a few girls in
Adelaide and I needed an excuse.
People used to know me in Barbados but
it was different abroad. A lot of girls
recognised me and said I was familiar
but they thought I was an American who
played American Football or something.
That suited me. I didn't tell them I played
cricket for the West Indies. They just
knew I was a professional sportsman and
thought I must have been on vacation.
There was a news story that came out in
September 2015 when Chris Gayle went
on Instagram to post about his strip club.
He put up a picture and wrote, 'From the
pool to the strip club...if u don't have a
strip club at home, U ain't a cricket
'Player' .. I always make sure my guest
well entertained and feel like they are at
home #LifeIsForLiving #DreamBig.'
Now, Chris is good fun but he doesn't
indulge in too much bad stuff. He's a
good man, Chris. The most fun on a
night out is Dwayne Bravo. We
complemented each other very well when
we played for the West Indies together.
I'll give him an award now: he's the best
wingman going!
Don't get me wrong, I respect girls very
much. I come from a family of strong
women but in the Caribbean things are
just more laid back and it's what people
do. No-one was getting hurt, no-one was
being led on and everyone knew where
they stood.
If Melissa had taken me back, I'd have
been much cooler and things would have
been different but it wasn't to be. I've
slept with plenty of women while she's
settled down and had another baby. Fair
play to her. I hope everything goes
perfectly for Melissa. She's a special
woman.
The girls might have liked me a lot but
some of the guys didn't. Courtney
Browne once told me to expect the fact
that guys wouldn't take to me because I
was young, could bowl fast and I was
good looking and confident. I could
always carry a conversation too. The
girls loved it, the blokes didn't. There's
always a tinge of jealousy from other
men when they see you talking to girls.
The girls are great but the best thing
about being a cricketer is the days on the
field. Nothing can beat pulling on the
whites of your country and going into
battle. It's a feeling like no other. Some
people ask me the worst thing about
being a cricketer and, you know what?
There isn't a single thing I don't enjoy.
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