Set selected initial CupertinoPicker chosen index

As described by Dinesh Balasubramanian you can use FixedExtentScrollController to set the initialValue

It will look like this, e.g. to start at the fourth element:

showCupertinoModalPopup(
  context: context,
  builder: (_) {
    return new SizedBox(
    height: MediaQuery.of(context).size.height / 2,
    child: new CupertinoPicker(
      scrollController: FixedExtentScrollController(initialItem: 3),
      magnification: 1.2,
      useMagnifier: true,
      itemExtent: 32.0,
      onSelectedItemChanged: (i) => setState(() => _chosenProvince = listProvince[i]),
      children: r != null && listProvince != null ? listProvince.map((prov) {
      return new Padding(
        padding: const EdgeInsets.all(4.0),
        child: new Text(
        prov.name,
        textAlign: TextAlign.center,
        overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
          style: new TextStyle(
          fontSize: 20.0,
        ),
      ),
    );
  }).toList(): [],),);});

You can use FixedExtentScrollController to set the initialValue. Refer to this