selectedIndex Number(default: 0)

The index of the initially selected tab.

    <div id="foo" data-role="view" data-layout="default">
      foo
    </div>


    <div data-role="layout" data-id="default">
      <div data-role="footer">
        <div data-role="tabstrip" data-selected-index="1">
          <a data-icon="contacts">foo</a>
          <a data-icon="contacts">bar</a>
          <a data-icon="info">baz</a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <script>
    var app = new kendo.mobile.Application();
    </script>