title: How to set default value in Kendo DropDownList
body: <p>I have a Kendo DropDownList, but strangely enough I can not set its initial value. </p>
  
  <pre><code>Html.Kendo().DropDownList()
      .Name("PersonalCoachName")
      .BindTo(new SelectList((List&lt;string&gt;)ViewData["coachResources"]))
      .HtmlAttributes(new { style = "font-size:8pt;" })
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>ViewData["coachResources"] is a List of string type. Regardless I use </p>
  
  <pre><code>.BindTo(new SelectList((List&lt;string&gt;)ViewData["coachResources"], "Default"))
  or 
  .SelectedIndex(3)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>DropDownList does not change it value and only display the 1st value in the list. I need help on this. Thanks.</p>