When setting the SelectedIndex to the TabStripStyle, the index does not change.
<ContentPage.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<Style TargetType="telerik:TabViewHeader" x:Key="tabstripStyle">
<Setter Property="Orientation" Value="Vertical"/>
<Setter Property="SelectedIndex" Value="1"/>
</Style>
</ResourceDictionary>
</ContentPage.Resources>
<VerticalStackLayout>
<telerik:RadDateTimePicker TabStripStyle="{StaticResource tabstripStyle}" x:Name="picker"/>
</VerticalStackLayout>