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HTML

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.1.js"></script>
<script src="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2011.3.1129/js/kendo.all.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2011.3.1129/styles/kendo.blueopal.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2011.3.1129/styles/kendo.common.min.css">
<div id="grid"></div>

    <script id="isCancel-template" type="text/x-kendo-template">        
        <a class="k-button k-grid-running" style="color:Black;text-align:center;width:85px;" onclick="deleteRecord()">Cancel</a>              
    </script>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    var grid = $("#grid").kendoGrid({
        dataSource: {
        data: [
            { FirstName: 'Alphy', LastName: 'LastName', category: 'A'},
            { FirstName: 'Betty', LastName: 'LastName', category: 'B'},
            { FirstName: 'Carlos', LastName: 'LastName', category: 'C'},
            { FirstName: 'zebra', LastName: 'LastName', category: 'Z'},
            { FirstName: 'alpha', LastName: 'LastName', category: 'A'}],group: { field: "category" },
        schema: {
          model: {
            fields: {
               FirstName: { type: "string" },
               LastName: { type: "string" },            }
                }
            },
            sort: {
                field: "FirstName",
                dir: "asc"
            },
            pageSize: 10
        },
        height: 500,
        scrollable: true,
        sortable: true,
        selectable: true,
        filterable: true,
        pageable: true,
        columns: [
            {
                field: "FirstName",
                title: "First Name"
            },
            {
                field: "LastName",
                title: "Last Name"
            },
            { template: kendo.template($("#isCancel-template").html()) }
        ]
    }).data("kendoGrid");
    
    grid.tbody.parents(".k-grid-content").eq(0).kendoScroller({ useOnDesktop: false });
});
function deleteRecord() {
    alert("Hi");
        var grid = $("#grid").data("kendoGrid");
        alert(grid.select().index())    
    }